Minimizing the number of PMUs and their optimal placement in power systems

This paper presents a new method for minimizing the number of PMUs and their optimal placement in power systems. The proposed method provides suitable constraints for power systems with two adjacent injection measurements (IMs). In addition, suitable constraints for considering the connection of two buses to each other and to an injection bus are proposed. The proposed constraints result in a reduction in the number of PMUs even though the system topological observability is complete. Existing conventional measurements are also considered. First, the number of PMUs is minimized in such a way that the system topological observability is complete. Then the optimal placement is done to maximize the measurements redundancy. The resulting phased to be installed in multiple stages. The optimal number of PMUs that ensure system topological observability under failure of a PMU or a line is also simulated. Simulations are performed on IEEE 30, 57 and 118 bus test systems by binary integer programming. The results show that the number of PMUs is equal to or less than the corresponding results of recently published papers, while the system topological observability is complete, and measurement redundancy is increased.     

ILP-based multistage placement of PMUs with dynamic monitoring constraints

This paper addresses two aspects of the optimal Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) placement problem. Firstly, an ILP (Integer Linear Programing) model for the optimal multistage placement of PMUs is proposed. The approach finds the number of PMUs and its placement in separate stages, while maximizing the system observability at each period of time. The model takes into account: the available budget per stage, the power system expansion along with the multistage PMU placement, redundancy in the PMU placement against the failure of a PMU or its communication links, user defined time constraints for PMU allocation, and the zero-injection effect. Secondly, it is proposed a methodology to identify buses to be observed for dynamic stability monitoring. Two criteria, which are inter-area observability and intra-area observability, have been considered. The methodology identifies coherent groups in large power systems by using a new technique based on graph theory. The technique requires neither full stability studies nor a predefined number of groups. Also, a centrality criterion is used to select a bus for monitoring each coherent area and supervise inter-area oscillations. Then, PMUs are located to ensure complete observability inside each area (intra-area monitoring). Methodology is applied on the 14-bus test system, the 57-bus test system with expansion plans, and the 16-machine 68 bus test system. Results indicate that the optimization model finds the optimal number of PMUs when the PMU placement by stages is required, while the observability at each stage is maximized. Additionally, it is shown that expansion plans and particular requirements of observability can be considered in the model without increasing the number of required PMUs, and the zero-injection effect, which reduces the number of PMUs, can be considered in the model.     

基于改进粒子群算法的PMU装置数量增加过程中的最优配置方法

针对现有电力系统相量测量装置(PMU)在系统中的最优配置问题,进一步考虑了系统发展过程中PMU数量增加的最优配置问题。以电力系统线性量测模型为基础,通过拓扑分析方法,以全系统可观为约束,以系统最大冗余度为目标,并使用改进的粒子群算法进行计算,实现PMU数量增加过程中的最优配置。通过算例证明了算法的有效可靠。     

Optimal placement of PMUs to maintain network observability using a modified BPSO algorithm

This paper presents a novel approach to optimal placement of Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) for state estimation. At first, an optimal measurement set is determined to achieve full network observability during normal conditions, i.e. no PMU failure or transmission line outage. Then, in order to consider contingency conditions, the derived scheme in normal conditions is modified to maintain network observability after any PMU loss or a single transmission line outage. Observability analysis is carried out using topological observability rules. A new rule is added that can decrease the number of required PMUs for complete system observability. A modified Binary Particle Swarm Optimization (BPSO) algorithm is used as an optimization tool to obtain the minimal number of PMUs and their corresponding locations while satisfying associated constraint. Numerical results on different IEEE test systems are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

基于改进自适应遗传算法的系统可观测PMU最优配置

以电力系统配置同步相量测量单元（PMU）个数最少、系统有最大测量冗余度为目标,全网可观测为约束,提出PMU最优配置模型,同时针对实际电网中存在某些重要节点已经初步安装PMU或者必须安装PMU的情况,提出了特殊约束条件,并给出了相应的求解算法。在此基础上,用改进自适应遗传算法求解此模型,保证全局最优。对某省49节点电网进行的计算表明,改进的自适应遗传算法收敛到全局最优解的概率优于传统的遗传算法和自适应遗传算法,更适用于工程实际。     

基于多目标进化算法的PMU的优化配置

研究了配置相量测量单元(PMU)后电力系统可观测性的判断方法,以保证电力系统完全可观测为约束条件,以配置PMU数目最小和保证测量量具有最大量测冗余度为目标,建立了PMU最优配置问题的数学模型。这是一个多目标优化问题,需要寻求一组Pareto最优解,应用多目标进化算法求解该问题可以得到多种满足条件的PMU配置可行方案。最后,以IEEE39节点系统为例验证了该方法的合理性。     

Optimal placement of PMUs with limited number of channels for complete topological observability of power systems under various contingencies

In optimal PMU placement problem, a common assumption is that each PMU installed at a bus can measure the voltage phasor of the installed bus and the current phasors of all lines incident to the bus. However, available PMUs have limited number of channels and cannot measure the current phasors of all their incident lines. The aim of this paper is to recognize the effect of channel capacity of PMUs on their optimal placement for complete power system observability. Initially, the conventional full observability of power networks is formulated. Next, a modified algorithm based on integer linear programming model for the optimal placement of these types of PMUs is presented. The proposed formulation is also extended for assuring complete observability under different contingencies such as single PMU loss and single line outage. Moreover, the problem of combination of PMUs with different number of channels and varying costs in optimal PMU placement is investigated. Since the proposed optimization formulation is regarded to be a multiple-solution one, total measurement redundancy index is evaluated and the solution with the highest redundancy index is selected as the optimal solution. The proposed formulation is applied to several IEEE standard test systems and compared with the existing techniques.     

基于改进的整数规划法结合零注入节点的PMU优化配置方法

为了提高同步相量测量装置的优化速度并利用最少数量的相量量测单元(PMU),结合零注入节点的特性,提出了基于整数规划算法的PMU优化配置算法。根据电力系统全网的可观测性建立其数学模型,并考虑了零注入节点的相关特点,求解系统模型获得PMU的优化位置。对IEEE-14节点、IEEE-18节点、IEEE-30节点以及IEEE-118节点系统分别进行了实验仿真,并利用Matlab以及Lingo工具对所提改进的整数规划法进行了验证,对约束方程进行优化,获得了PMU的数量和位置。将该算法与整数规划算法、模拟退火法以及改进过的遗传算法相比较,该算法可以用更少数量的PMU设备使全网可观,验证了该方法的有效性和优越性。     

兼顾元件权重和发电机同调性的山东电网PMU布点方法

在稳定计算的基础上,对于相量测量单元(phasor measurement unit,PMU)最优配置问题,进行了可观性权重设置和机组同调性分析。首先把逐点法与穷举法结合到一起形成了一种新的静态可观性改进算法,并引入了元件权重的概念来区分对不同设备可观性要求的程度;然后考虑了发电机同调性的影响,以可观性布点为基础,形成了动态可观性的布点;最后根据山东电网2006年夏季大方式的稳定计算结果,结合可观性和发电机同调性,提出了一种分阶段实施的有效PMU布点方法。     

基于免疫BPSO算法与拓扑可观性的PMU最优配置

以电力系统状态完全可观测和相量测量单元PMU配置数目最小为优化目标,基于PMU的功能特点和电力网络的拓扑结构信息,形成快速且通用的电网拓扑可观测性判别方法,并设计了一种结合免疫系统信息处理机制的二进制粒子群优化算法对目标函数进行求解,该算法综合了粒子群优化算法简单快速和免疫系统种群多样性的优点,明显改善了进化后期算法的收敛性能和全局寻优能力.最后通过对IEEE14和新英格兰39母线系统进行PMU优化配置仿真及量测冗余性分析,验证了本文方法的有效性和优越性.     

基于01整数规划的多目标最优PMU配置算法

针对目前缺乏多目标PMU配置方法,提出了一种基于线性01规划的多目标优化配置算法。并在此基础上导出了三种特殊模型,分别处理系统在正常运行方式下完全可观测的PMU布点问题,在线路N-1故障时系统仍可观测的PMU布点问题及在PMU N-1故障时系统仍可观测的PMU布点问题。该方法的突出特点在于能够同时将以上三种布点需求使用统一的形式同时处理,并且最终的布点方案在保证PMU数目最少或保证配置PMU所需费用最少的基础上获得了最高的测量冗余度。通过IEEE30、IEEE 57、IEEE118节点系统布点验证了该方法的有效性和灵活性。     

基于田口法考虑N-1情况的PMU优化配置方法

传统的同步相量测量单元(PMU)配置方法在N-1情况下会丧失对系统的观测能力,而完全考虑N-1情况的配置方法虽然能克服在N-1情况下系统不可观测的缺点,但需要配置的PMU数目较多,经济性差.文中针对以上2种方法的缺点,将田口鲁棒设计法应用到PMU优化配置问题中,提出一种最优成本-绩效比的PMU设计方案.通过基于复杂网络理论的互补生脆弱度指标集求出综合脆弱度指标来辨识重要线路,然后在方案设计过程中重点考虑对重要线路观测并充分考虑了方案对N-1噪声的鲁棒性.在设计实现时通过田口法品质特性指标和信噪比指标分别标示PMU配置方案的N-1观测能力和鲁棒性,最后采用两阶段最佳化程序对PMU配置方案进行设计得出最终方案.算例仿真表明,该方法设计的方案有效且实用.     

Optimal allocation of phasor measurement unit for full observability of the connected power network

This paper presents binary particle swarm optimization (BPSO) technique for the optimal allocation of phasor measurement units (PMUs) for the entire observability of connected power network. Phasor measurement units are considered as one of the most important measuring devices in the prospect of connected power network. PMUs function may be incorporated to the wide-area connected power networks for monitoring and controlling purposes. The optimal PMU placement (OPP) problem provides reference to the assurance of the minimal number of PMUs and their analogous locations for observability of the entire connected power networks. Binary particle swarm optimization (BPSO) algorithm is developed for the solution of OPP problem. The efficacy and robustness of the proposed method has been tested on the IEEE 14-bus, IEEE 30-bus, New England 39-bus, IEEE 57-bus, IEEE 118-bus and Northern Regional Power Grid (NRPG) 246-bus test system. The results obtained by proposed approach are compared with other standard methods and it is observed that this BPSO based placement of phasor measurement units is found to be the best among all other techniques discussed.     

考虑系统完全可观测性的PMU最优配置方法

基于电力系统线性量测模型，研究了引入相量测量单元（PMU）相关量测集后的增广关联矩阵的电力系统可观测性拓扑分析方法，以保证系统结构完全可观测性和最大量测数据冗余度为约束，以配置PMU数目最小为目标，形成了PMU最优配置问题，并应用禁忌搜索（TS）方法求解该问题，保证了全局寻优。算例表明，该方法准确可靠、有效可行。     

一种改进的相量测量装置最优配置方法

以电力系统状态完全可观测和相量测量装置(PMU)配置数目最小为目标,提出了一种改进的PMU最优配置方法.将启发式方法和模拟退火方法有效结合以确保得到最优解,提高了基于启发式方法的初始PMU配置方案的质量,通过改进配置模型缩小了模拟退火方法的寻优范围,从而提高了求解速度.还提出了一种基于节点邻接矩阵的快速可观测性分析方法.最后采用IEEE 14、IEEE 30、IEEE 118节点系统和新英格兰39节点系统对该方法进行了验证.     

电力系统PMU最优配置数字规划算法

随着相量量测装置(PMU)硬件技术的逐渐成熟和高速通信网络的发展,PMU在电力系统中的状态估计、动态监测和稳定控制等方面得到了广泛应用.为达到系统完全可观,在所有的节点上均装设PMU既不可能也没有必要.文中提出一种基于系统拓扑可观性理论的数字规划算法,利用PMU和系统提供的状态信息,最大限度地对网络拓扑约束方程式进行了简化,以配置PMU数目最小为目标,形成了PMU最优配置问题,并采用禁忌搜索算法求解该问题.其突出优点是利用了系统混合测量集数据,即不仅考虑了PMU实测数据,同时计及了可用的潮流数据.在IEEE14节点和IEEE 118节点系统的仿真结果表明,与常规的PMU最优配置算法相比,所提出的数字规划算法可以实现安装较少数量的PMU而整个系统可观的目标.     

A Multi-objective PMU Placement Method in Power System via Binary Gravitational Search Algorithm

This paper presents a Binary Gravitational Search Algorithm (BGSA) methodology for the optimal placement of Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) to achieve full and maximum observability of the power system. The gravitational search technique has been extended in this investigation to incorporate binary variables for this purpose. The objective of proposed methodology is to minimize the total number of PMUs installed at various buses, which in turn minimize installation cost of the PMUs and improves observability redundancy by including an additional objective. Thus, the PMU placement problem has been expressed as a multi-objective problem. Besides, single PMU outage or single line outage cases in the presence of zero injection buses have been investigated. In this algorithm, the searcher agents are the collection of masses, which interact with each other using Newton's laws of gravity and motion. The proposed BGSA has been applied to the IEEE 14-bus, -30-bus, -118-bus, Northern Regional Power Grid 246-bus Indian system, and Polish 2383-bus system. Case studies reveal that the lower number of PMUs or equal number of PMUs has been produced by the proposed method compared to methods reported in the literature. In cases of equal number of PMUs, the observability produced by proposed method is higher or at least equal.     

Power system observability with minimal phasor measurementplacement

The placement of a minimal set of phasor measurement units (PMUs) so as to make the system measurement model observable, and thereby linear, is investigated. A PMU placed at a bus measures the voltage as well as all the current phasors at that bus, requiring the extension of the topological observability theory. In particular, the concept of spanning tree is extended to that of spanning measurement subgraph with an actual or a pseudomeasurement assigned to each of its branches. The minimal PMU set is found through a dual search algorithm which uses both a modified bisecting search and a simulated-annealing-based method. The former fixes the number of PMUs while the latter looks for a placement set that leads to an observable network for a fixed number of PMUs. In order to accelerate the procedure, an initial PMU placement is provided by a graph-theoretic procedure which builds a spanning measurement subgraph according to a depth-first search. From computer simulation results for various test systems it appears that only one fourth to one third of the system buses need to be provided with PMUs in order to make the system observable     

用免疫BPSO算法和N-1原则多目标优化配置PMU

为了在满足全网的完全可观测的前提下实现PMU安装投入的性价比最高,通过理论分析得出判断电网节点拓扑可观测的依据,并提出以N-1可靠性检验原则对PMU配置方案进行冗余性检验,由此以全网完全可观测、PMU数目最少和N-1量测冗余度最高为目标建立了PMU多目标优化配置数学模型,并设计了一种结合免疫系统信息处理机制的二进制粒子群优化算法对模型进行求解。该算法综合了粒子群优化算法简单快速和免疫系统种群多样性的优点,明显改善了进化后期算法的收敛性能和全局寻优能力。对新英格兰39母线系统进行PMU多目标优化配置仿真及量测冗余性分析的结果表明,该法对PMU配置方案的量测可靠性及其所需PMU数量进行综合评价可方便快捷地得到性价比最优的方案,较之普通的PMU单目标优化配置方法更为合理和灵活。     

Placement of Synchronized Measurements for Power System Observability

This paper presents a method for the use of synchronized measurements for complete observability of a power system. The placement of phasor measurement units (PMUs), utilizing time-synchronized measurements of voltage and current phasors, is studied in this paper. An integer quadratic programming approach is used to minimize the total number of PMUs required, and to maximize the measurement redundancy at the power system buses. Existing conventional measurements can also be accommodated in the proposed PMU placement method. Complete observability of the system is ensured under normal operating conditions as well as under the outage of a single transmission line or a single PMU. Simulation results on the IEEE 14-bus, 30-bus, 57-bus, and 118-bus test systems as well as on a 298-bus test system are presented in this paper.