Use of the WECC WAMS in Wide Area Probing Tests for Validation of System Performance & Modeling

Hauer, John F; Mittelstadt, William; Martin, Kenneth E; Burns, J W; Lee, Harry; Pierre, John W; Trudnowski, Daniel

doi:10.1109/TPWRS.2008.2009429

Title: Use of the WECC WAMS in Wide Area Probing Tests for Validation of System Performance & Modeling

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During 2005 and 2006 the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) performed three major tests of western system dynamics. These tests used a Wide Area Measurement System (WAMS) based primarily on Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) to determine response to events including the insertion of the 1400-MW Chief Joseph braking resistor, probing signals, and ambient events. Test security was reinforced through real-time analysis of wide area effects, and high-quality data provided dynamic profiles for interarea modes across the entire western interconnection. The tests established that low-level optimized pseudo-random ±20-MW probing with the Pacific DC Intertie (PDCI) roughly doubles the apparent noise that is natural to the power system, providing sharp dynamic information with negligible interference to system operations. Such probing is an effective alternative to use of the 1400-MW Chief Joseph dynamic brake, and it is under consideration as a standard means for assessing dynamic security.

Authors:: Hauer, John F; Mittelstadt, William; Martin, Kenneth E; Burns, J W; Lee, Harry; Pierre, John W; Trudnowski, Daniel

Publication Date:: Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2009

Research Org.:: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 951229

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-62648
Journal ID: ISSN 0885-8950; ITPSEG; TD5008010; TRN: US200911%%396

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 24(1):250-257

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 24; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 0885-8950

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRICITY; PERFORMANCE; POWER SYSTEMS; SECURITY; SIMULATION; VALIDATION

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                    Hauer, John F, Mittelstadt, William, Martin, Kenneth E, Burns, J W, Lee, Harry, Pierre, John W, and Trudnowski, Daniel. Use of the WECC WAMS in Wide Area Probing Tests for Validation of System Performance & Modeling.  United States: N. p., 2009. 
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                    Hauer, John F, Mittelstadt, William, Martin, Kenneth E, Burns, J W, Lee, Harry, Pierre, John W, & Trudnowski, Daniel. Use of the WECC WAMS in Wide Area Probing Tests for Validation of System Performance & Modeling.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2008.2009429

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                    Hauer, John F, Mittelstadt, William, Martin, Kenneth E, Burns, J W, Lee, Harry, Pierre, John W, and Trudnowski, Daniel. 2009.  
        "Use of the WECC WAMS in Wide Area Probing Tests for Validation of System Performance & Modeling".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2008.2009429.

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@article{osti_951229,

  title        = {Use of the WECC WAMS in Wide Area Probing Tests for Validation of System Performance & Modeling},

  author       = {Hauer, John F and Mittelstadt, William and Martin, Kenneth E and Burns, J W and Lee, Harry and Pierre, John W and Trudnowski, Daniel},

  abstractNote = {During 2005 and 2006 the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) performed three major tests of western system dynamics. These tests used a Wide Area Measurement System (WAMS) based primarily on Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) to determine response to events including the insertion of the 1400-MW Chief Joseph braking resistor, probing signals, and ambient events. Test security was reinforced through real-time analysis of wide area effects, and high-quality data provided dynamic profiles for interarea modes across the entire western interconnection. The tests established that low-level optimized pseudo-random ±20-MW probing with the Pacific DC Intertie (PDCI) roughly doubles the apparent noise that is natural to the power system, providing sharp dynamic information with negligible interference to system operations. Such probing is an effective alternative to use of the 1400-MW Chief Joseph dynamic brake, and it is under consideration as a standard means for assessing dynamic security.},

  doi          = {10.1109/TPWRS.2008.2009429},

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  journal      = {IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 24(1):250-257},

  issn         = {0885-8950},

  number       = 1,

  volume       = 24,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2009},

  month        = {Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2009}

}

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