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Wide Area Monitoring, Protection and Control

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A power system consists of generators which convert energy from some primary form – such as coal, wind, gas, sunlight, or water flow – into electric power. Most generators in modern power systems produce alternating currents and voltages (AC) which are then transmitted over appropriate distances to supply loads. It is economical to transmit power at higher voltages in order to limit losses in the transmission lines.

This chapter was originally published as part of the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology edited by Robert A. Meyers. DOI:10.1007/978-1-4419-0851-3

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Abbreviations

Adaptive protection:

A protection philosophy which permits and seeks to make adjustments automatically in various protection functions in order to make them more attuned to prevailing system conditions.

Fault:

A short circuit in the power system.

GPS:

Global Positioning System.

Hidden failure:

A defect or error in relay that does not manifest itself immediately but which can cause a miss-operation when the system is stressed.

NERC:

North American Electric Reliability Corporation.

Phasor:

A complex number describing a sinusoidal signal.

PMU:

Phasor Measurement Unit.

RTU:

Remote Terminal Unit.

SCADA:

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition.

Synchrophasor:

A phasor measurement with a precise time tag.

WAMS:

Wide Area Measurement System.

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Thorp, J.S., Phadke, A.G. (2013). Wide Area Monitoring, Protection and Control. In: Begovic, M. (eds) Electrical Transmission Systems and Smart Grids. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5830-2_5

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