Open AccessWide-Area-Measurement System Development at the Distribution Level: An FNET/GridEye Example
Author(s) -
Yong Liu,
Lingwei Zhan,
Ye Zhang,
Penn N. Markham,
Dao Zhou,
Jiahui Guo,
Yin Lei,
Gefei Kou,
Wenxuan Yao,
Jidong Chai,
Yilu Liu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
ieee transactions on power delivery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.57
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1937-4208
pISSN - 0885-8977
DOI - 10.1109/tpwrd.2015.2478380
Subject(s) - power, energy and industry applications
The electric power grid wide-area monitoring system (WAMS) has been extended from the transmission to distribution level. As the first WAMS deployed at the distribution level, the frequency monitoring network FNET/GridEye uses global positioning system-time-synchronized monitors, called frequency disturbance recorders, to capture dynamic grid behaviors. In this paper, the latest developments of monitor design and the state-of-the-art data analytics applications of FNET/GridEye are introduced. Its innovations and uniqueness are also discussed. Thanks to its low cost, easy installation, and multifunctionalities, FNET/GridEye works as a cost-effective situational awareness tool for power grid operators and pioneers the development of WAMS in electric power grids.