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Simulated testing algorithm for µPMU full observation of unbalanced radial distribution grid

Research Authors
Mohamed Th. El-Mohandes HA Gabbar Wael Ahmed, M. Nayel
Research Department
Research Year
2021
Research Journal
Electric Power Systems research
Research Publisher
NULL
Research Vol
Vol. 191
Research Rank
1
Research_Pages
NULL
Research Website
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Research Abstract

At present there is a two-ways energy flow in electric distribution grids due to the growth of distributed energy
resources (DER) and new customer devices. So, there is growing interest in full observation tools for grid control,
protection, etc. Micro Phasor Measurement Unit (µPMU) measures highly accurate time-synchronized samples of
current and voltage calculating their corresponding phasors and online transmits the calculating phasors to a
phasor data concentrator (PDC). Two algorithms are proposed in this paper. The first algorithm is a new µPMUs
full observation algorithm for an unbalanced radial distribution grid with optimum numbers of µPMUs. This
algorithm helps in building an observation system of the unbalance distribution grid from the medium voltage
(MV) to the low voltage (LV) level. This algorithm includes the effect of mutual inductance and mutual capacitance of MV cables. The second algorithm is a backward/forward sweep unbalanced power flow (UBPF) algorithm for the radial distribution grid in which outputs are compared with electrical power system analysis
(ETAP) software outputs for testing the algorithm accuracy. A simulated testing process is applied to check the
accuracy of the µPMUs full observation algorithm. By this process, the output phasors measured by μPMU is
simulated from backward/forward sweep UBPF outputs in specified buses where μPMU installed and the μPMU
full observation algorithm outputs are compared with backward/forward sweep UBPF outputs. The simulated
testing process shows the high accuracy of the µPMUs full observation algorithm.