This thesis proposes a method to analyze power system stability by utilizing PMU measurements. As the current power system is operated close to its limits, stability is of high concern for both operators and customers. The implementation of phasor measurement units across the power system allows for accurate and fast stability monitoring and analysis. To address the application of PMU measureme...

Phasor measurement units (PMUs) deployed to monitor the state of an electrical grid need to be patched from time to time to prevent attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in the software. Applying some of these patches requires a PMU reboot, which takes the PMU offline for some time. If the PMU placement provides enough redundancy, it is possible to patch a set of PMUs at a time while maintaining...

Placement of phasor measurement units (PMUs) in power systems has often been formulated for achieving total network observability. In practice, however, the installation process is not implemented at once, but at several stages, because the number of available PMUs at each time period is restricted due to financial problems. This paper presents a novel integer linear programming framework for o...

Electric power system is a critical infrastructure and loss of its resilience and/or operability can lead to negative consequences for the national economy. Modern power systems based on sophisticated computer and communication technologies are characterized by elevated vulnerability to different types of unauthorized malicious access, i.e. cyber-attacks. Wide area measurement system which is b...

Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) are in growing attention in recent power systems because of their paramount abilities in state estimation. PMUs are placed in existing power systems where there are already installed conventional measurements, which can be helpful if they are considered in PMU optimal placement. In this paper, a method is proposed for optimal placement of PMUs incorporating conve...