This paper aims to optimize the PMU (Phasor Measurement Unit) placement for a full observation of the power network and the minimum number of PMUs. In this paper, competition of Mixed Integer Non-Linear Programming and heuristically algorithms such as Bacterial Foraging Algorithm is presented. The results are demonstrated with PMU placement optimization simulation and a redundancy measurement a...

Data quality of Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) is receiving increasing attention as it has been identified as one of the limiting factors that affect many wide-area measurement system (WAMS) based applications. In general, existing PMU calibration methods include offline testing and model based approaches. However, in practice, the effectiveness of both is limited due to the very strong assumpti...

This paper proposes an optimal allocation of phasor measurement unit (PMU) placement model under controlled islanding of power system such that the power network remains observable under controlled islanding condition in addition to normal operation condition. The optimization objective of proposed model is to reduce the number of installed PMUs by using hybrid optimization algorithm. The objec...

Results from Global Positioning System (GPS) spoofing tests against Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) are presented, demonstrating that PMUs are vulnerable to spoofing attacks. A GPS spoofer can manipulate PMU time stamps by injecting a counterfeit ensemble of GPS signals into the antenna of the PMU’s time reference receiver. A spoofer-induced timing error of only a few tens of microseconds cause...

In India Power system monitoring is based mainly on measurements provided by Remote Terminal Unit (RTU). For power system measurement synchronized Phasor or Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) is popular choice in abroad and its popularity is increasing day by day because of its several features. Direct measurement of voltage or current Phasor is possible because of PMU which was not possible earlier...

As electricity demand continues to grow and renewable energy increases its penetration in the power grid, realtime state tracking becomes essential for system monitoring and control. Recent developments in phasor technology make realtime dynamic state estimation possible with high-speed timesynchronized data provided by synchronized Phasor Measurement Units (PMU). In this paper we present a two...

Phasor measurement unit s (PMUs) provide globally synchronized measurements of voltage and current phasors in real-time and at a high sampling rate. Hence, they permit improving the state estimation performance in power systems. In this paper we propose a novel method for optimal PMU placement in a power system suffering from random component outages (RCOs). In the proposed method, for a given ...

The paper presents a PMU prototype specifically developed for active distribution network applications. The paper describes the method developed to accurately measure the synchrophasors, its implementation into a real-time microcontroller and the relevant characterization in both steady state and transient conditions. Concerning these last points, the paper presents a test procedure suitably co...