Open AccessFault Detection in Wide Area Monitoring Systems via PMU Optimal Placement
Author(s) -
Abdelmadjid Recioui,
Mohamed Tazibt,
Hakim Benhenni
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
algerian journal of signals and systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2676-1548
pISSN - 2543-3792
DOI - 10.51485/ajss.v2i3.41
Subject(s) - phasor , units of measurement , fault (geology) , phasor measurement unit , electric power system , exploit , matlab , computer science , power (physics) , voltage , reliability engineering , real time computing , engineering , electrical engineering , physics , computer security , quantum mechanics , seismology , geology , operating system
The Phasor measurement units (PMUs) have become more and more attractive in power engineering as they can provide synchronized measurements of real-time voltage and currents phasors. The objective of this work is twofold: first, the optimal placement of PMUs is done in the standardized IEEE systems. Next, fault location is determined based on the measurements collected from these PMUs. The simulations are carried out using MATLAB SIMULINK. The results show that it is possible to exploit the PMU measurement data to locate and hence cure the faults in the power system.