Real-time power system oscillation detection using modal analysis

• US 7,987,059 B2
• Filed: 10/08/2008
• Issued: 07/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Incorporated
• Inventors: Gong, Yanfeng, Guzman-Casillas, Armando
• Primary Examiner(s): Cosimano; Edward R
• Application Number:
  US12/247,746
• Publication Number:
  US 20090099798A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,021 Days
• Field of Search: 734/321, 738/658, 307/106, 307/149, 307/102, 324/76.11, 324/76.12, 324/102, 324/500, 324/509, 324/537, 324/764.01, 324/765.01, 700/1, 700/90, 700/286, 700/292, 700/293, 700/294, 702/1, 702/57, 702/58, 702/60, 702/64, 702/66, 702/69, 702/71, 702/73, 702/74, 702/182, 702/187, 702/189, 702/190, 702/127
• US Class Current: 702/66
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 19/2513 Arrangements for monitoring electric power systems, e.g. power lines or loads; Logging
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/242 using phasor measuring units [PMU]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 40/70 Smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the energy generation sector
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/00 Systems supporting electrical power generation, transmission or distribution
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/22 Flexible AC transmission systems [FACTS] or power factor or reactive power compensating or correcting units

Abstract

A power system oscillation detection device is provided for use in an electric power system. A plurality of sample signals are acquired from the electrical power system via a plurality of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) in communication with the power system. The power system oscillation detection device includes a real-time modal analysis module, a real-time mode identification module, and real-time decision and control logic. The real-time modal analysis module calculates modes of at least one of the signals, each mode including mode information. The real-time mode identification module together with the real-time decision and control logic determines, from the mode information, whether there is an undesirable oscillation in the electric power system and activates a remedial action.

Claims

1. A power system oscillation detection device for use in an electric power system, said electric power system including a plurality of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) in communication with the power system, each IED sampling at least one signal from the power system, said power system oscillation detection device comprising:

a real-time modal analysis module for calculating modes of at least one of the signals, each mode including mode information;

a real-time mode identification module for determining, from the mode information, whether there is an undesirable oscillation in the electric power system; and

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a run-time system configured to allow a user to program logic using outputs of the real-time modal analysis module and the real-time mode identification module.

2. The device of claim 1, further comprising a real-time decision and control logic configured to provide a control signal to initiate a corrective action if an undesireable oscillation is determined in the power system.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the power system oscillation detection device is further adapted to receive a selected input signal into the modal analysis module from one of a group consisting of:

frequency;

phasor magnitude;

phasor angle;

analog value;

power;

angle difference; and

combinations thereof.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein to calculate the mode information, the modal analysis module uses one selected from a group consisting of:

Prony analysis;

Matrix Pencil Analysis;

Modified Prony analysis;

Fourier analysis; and

combinations thereof.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein the real-time modal analysis module is adapted to determine an estimated signal and compare such estimated signal with one of the sampled signals, said real-time modal analysis module further adapted to calculate a signal-to-noise ratio to determine the quality of the fit between the estimated signal and the compared sampled signal.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the power system oscillation detection device further comprises a local phasor measurement unit module that receives the calculated mode information and transmits such data to an external client for power system monitoring, protection, automation, or control.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein the power system oscillation detection device further comprises a user configuration module adapted to receive configuration inputs from a user and provide them to the modal analysis module and the local phasor measurement unit module.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the user configuration module output provides a signal to determine if the output is valid, a time quality signal, a PMCU status signal, a phasor data signal, a real data signal, a Boolean data signal, a signal that provides frequency, a rate of change in frequency versus time, and a reference to an error description.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the mode information calculated by the modal analysis module is selected from a group consisting of:

modal amplitude;

phase;

frequency;

damping constant;

damping ratio; and

combinations thereof.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the mode identification module is further adapred to provide a control signal to initiate a corrective action if an undesirable oscillation is determined in the power system and the damping ratio is below a select threshold.

11. The device of claim 9, wherein the mode identification module is further adapted to provide a control signal to initiate a corrective action command to at least one of the IEDs to correct the undesirable oscillation if the damping ratio alarm is active longer than a select threshold of time.

12. The device of claim 9, wherein the mode identification module is further adapted to provide an alarm or control signal if an undesirable oscillation is determined in the power system and the damping ratio is below a select threshold.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the power system oscillation detection device further comprises a command module to route the alarm or control signal to selected external devices.

14. The device of claim 9, wherein the determination of an undesirable oscillation is achieved by comparing the mode amplitude with a select threshold.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the mode identification module is further adapted to provide an alarm if the mode amplitude exceeds the select threshold.

16. The device of claim 14, wherein the mode identification module is further adapted to provide a control signal to initiate a corrective action if the mode amplitude of the at least one signal exceeds the select threshold.

17. A method for detecting oscillation in an electric power system using samples from a plurality of signals from a plurality of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) in communication with the power system, the method including the steps of:

acquiring the time stamped samples of a power system signal from one of the IEDs;

calculating mode information from the time stamped samples;

identifying a mode;

programming logic using calculated mode information and identified mode, and

detecting power system oscillation using the identified mode.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein to calculate the mode information, the step of determining the mode information of the time stamped samples comprises one selected from a group consisting of:

Prony Analysis;

Modified Prony analysis;

Fourier analysis; and

combinations thereof.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein themethod operates in real-time.

20. The method of claim 17, further including the step providing an alarm or a control signal to a select external device after oscillation is detected.

21. The method of claim 17, further including the step of providing a control signal to an external device if the alarm is longer than a select threshold of time.

22. A system for power system oscillation detection using modal analysis, comprising:

a plurality of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) connected to the electric power system and adapted to sample a signal from the electric power system and communicate the samples; and

a local IED adapted to receive the samples, including;

a real-time modal analysis module for calculating mode information from at the signal;

a real-time mode identification module for determining, from the mode information, whether there is an undesirable oscillation in the electric power system; and

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a run-time system configured to allow a user to program logic using outputs of the real-time modal analysis module and the real-time mode identification module.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the power system oscillation detection device is further adapted to receive a selected input signal into the modal analysis module from a group consisting of:

frequency;

phasor magnitude;

phasor angle;

analog value;

power;

angle difference; and

combinations thereof.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein to calculate the mode information, the modal analysis module uses one selected from a group consisting of:

Prony analysis;

Matrix Pencil Analysis;

Modified Prony analysis;

Fouier analysis; and

combinations thereof.

25. The system of claim 22 wherein the real-time modal analysis module of the local IED is adapted to determine an estimated signal and compare such estimated signal with one of the sampled signals, said real-time modal analysis module further adapted to calculate a signal-to-noise ratio to determine the quality of the fit between the estimated signal and the compared sampled signal.

26. The system of claim 22, wherein the power system oscillation detection device further comprises a local phasor measurement unit module that receives the calculated mode information and tranmits such data to an external client for power system monitoring, protection, automation, or control.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the power system oscillation detection device further comprises a user configuration module adapted to receive configuration inputs from a user and provide them to the modal analysis module and the local phasor measurement unit module.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the user configuration module output provides a signal to determine if the output is valid, a time quality signal, a PMCU status signal, a phasor data signal, a real data signal, a Boolean data signal, a signal that provides frequency, a rate of change in frequency versus time, and a reference to an error description.

29. The system of claim 22, wherein the mode information calculated by the modal anaylsis module is selected from a group consisting of:

modal amplitude;

phase;

frequency;

damping constant;

damping ratio; and

combinations thereof.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein the mode identification module is further adapted to provide an alarm or control signal if an undesirable oscillation is determined in the power system and the damping ratio is below a select threshold.

31. The system of claim 29, wherein the mode identification module is further adapted to provide a control signal to initiate a corrective action if an undesirable oscillation is determined in the power system and the damping ratio is below a select threshold.

32. The system of claim 29, wherein the mode identification module is further adapted to provide a control signal to initiate a corrective action command to at least one of the IEDs to correct the undesirable oscillation if the damping ratio alarm is active longer than a select threshold of time.

33. The system of claim 32, wherein the power system oscillation detection device further comprises a command server to route the alarm or control signal to selected external devices.

34. The system of claim 29, further comprising a real-time decision and control logic configured to provide a control signal to initiate a corrective action if an undesireable oscillation is determined in the power system.

35. The system of claim 34, wherein the mode identification module is further adapted to provide an alarm or a control signal if the mode amplitude of the at least one signal exceeds the select threshold.

36. The system of claim 34, wherein the mode identification module is further adapted to provide a control signal to initiate a corrective action if the mode amplitude of the at least one signal exceeds the select threshold.