Research Article
Pragmatic approach for multistage phasor measurement unit placement: a case study of the Danish power system and inputs from practical experience
Zakir H. Rather,
Zhe Chen,
Paul Thøgersen,
Per Lund,
Corresponding Author
Zakir H. Rather
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India-400076
Innovation Centre, KK Wind Solutions A/S, Aalborg Øst, 9220 Denmark
Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg Øst, 9220 Denmark
Correspondence to: Zakir H. Rather, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India-400076.
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorZhe Chen
Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg Øst, 9220 Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorPaul Thøgersen
Innovation Centre, KK Wind Solutions A/S, Aalborg Øst, 9220 Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorPer Lund
Danish National Transmission System Operator (TSO), Energinet.dk, Fredericia, 7000 Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorZakir H. Rather,
Zhe Chen,
Paul Thøgersen,
Per Lund,
Corresponding Author
Zakir H. Rather
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India-400076
Innovation Centre, KK Wind Solutions A/S, Aalborg Øst, 9220 Denmark
Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg Øst, 9220 Denmark
Correspondence to: Zakir H. Rather, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India-400076.
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorZhe Chen
Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg Øst, 9220 Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorPaul Thøgersen
Innovation Centre, KK Wind Solutions A/S, Aalborg Øst, 9220 Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorPer Lund
Danish National Transmission System Operator (TSO), Energinet.dk, Fredericia, 7000 Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
Effective phasor measurement unit (PMU) placement is a key to the implementation of efficient and economically feasible wide area measurement systems in modern power systems. This paper proposes a pragmatic approach for cost-effective stage-wise deployment of PMUs while considering realistic constraints. Inspired from a real world experience, the proposed approach optimally allocates PMU placement in a stage-wise manner. The proposed approach also considers large-scale wind integration for effective grid state monitoring of wind generation dynamics. The proposed approach is implemented on the Danish power system projected for the year 2040. Furthermore, practical experience learnt from an optimal PMU placement project aimed at PMU placement in the Danish power system is presented, which is expected to provide insight of practical challenges at ground level that could be considered by PMU placement software developers as well as for future research in this field. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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