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Silverstein, Alison

Publications and source records attributed to Silverstein, Alison.

4 records

DOE OSTI2018

Using Synchrophasors to Improve Bulk Power System Reliability in North America

Maintaining reliable operation of the bulk power system is a fundamental aspect of grid operation, and focuses on ensuring the system can withstand sudden disturbances or unanticipated failures of system elements such that instability, uncontrolled separation, or cascading failures will not occur. Phasor measurement units (PMUs) provide the capability for enhanced real-time monitoring and control room solutions as well as improved power system analysis in the planning horizon. With over 1,700 PMUs deployed in the North American grid, numerous PMU-based applications have been developed. This paper summarizes synchrophasor-based applications and presents utility synchrophasor experience.

PMU, oscillation monitoring, Power Plant Model Val↗

DOE OSTI2018

PNNL Plan for Acquiring, Anonymizing, and Protecting Utility Data

This plan details the processes that PNNL will use for acquiring, anonymizing and protecting utility data offered for use in research projects affiliated with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electric Reliability and Resilience (OE). PNNL has been tasked with obtaining agreements with utilities to provide PMU and related data for research purposes, and to assemble anonymized practice and test datasets for the three primary U.S. electric grid interconnections. DOE intends to provide anonymized PMU data to selected researchers to explore the capability of artificial intelligence tools to identify and improve existing knowledge, and to discover new insights and tools for better grid operation and management.

24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION↗

DOE OSTI2017

Recommended Guidelines for NERC CIP Compliance for Synchrophasor Systems

Compliance with the NERC requirements for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) for synchrophasor systems in the Version 5 paradigm seems to be a matter of some uncertainty for those in the synchrophasor user community. This report aims to provide clarification and guidance in the form of case studies based on methods seen in the industry

97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING↗

DOE OSTI2014

Using Synchrophasors for Frequency Response Analysis in the Western Interconnection

Frequency response has received a lot of attention in recent years at the national level, which culminated in the development and approval of NERC BAL-003-1 Frequency Response and Frequency Bias Setting Reliability Standard. WECC JSIS, NASPI, BPA, CERTS and PNNL collaborate on the common goals to deliver to the industry applications for frequency response analysis at interconnection, Balancing Authority and individual power plant levels. This paper describes a Frequency Response Analysis Tool that has been used for establishing a frequency response baseline for the Western Interconnection. This paper describes how synchrophasor data is used in for determination of generator characteristics – frequency responsive, under load control or baseloaded. This paper also discusses and provides an example of how the frequency response distribution can impact power pick-up on major transmission paths.

Kosterev, Dmitry↗