Wide-Area Monitoring, Protection, and Control of Future Electric Power Networks Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Wide-area monitoring, protection, and control (WAMPAC) involves the use of system-wide information and the communication of selected local information to a remote location to counteract the propagation of large disturbances. Synchronized measurement technology (SMT) is an important element and enabler of WAMPAC. It is expected that WAMPAC systems will in the future reduce the number of catastrophic blackouts and generally improve the reliability and security of energy production, transmission, and distribution, particularly in power networks with a high level of operational uncertainties. In this paper, the technological and application issues are addressed. Several key monitoring, protection, and control applications are described and discussed. A strategy for developing a WAMPAC system in the United Kingdom is given as well.

published proceedings

  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE

altmetric score

  • 6

author list (cited authors)

  • Terzija, V., Valverde, G., Cai, D., Regulski, P., Madani, V., Fitch, J., ... Phadke, A.

citation count

  • 540

complete list of authors

  • Terzija, Vladimir||Valverde, Gustavo||Cai, Deyu||Regulski, Pawel||Madani, Vahid||Fitch, John||Skok, Srdjan||Begovic, Miroslav M||Phadke, Arun

publication date

  • January 2011