A Reliability Analysis of State Estimation Software Based on SCADA and WAMS

Authors

  • Elena Korkina Melentiev Energy Systems Institute Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russia
  • Irina Kolosok Melentiev Energy Systems Institute Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russia
  • Alexander Tikhonov Melentiev Energy Systems Institute Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russia

Keywords:

State Estimation, Fault Tree, SCADA, WAMS, Reliability of SE software

Abstract

The procedure of state estimation of electric power system (EPS) remains relevant for control of electric power facilities. Traditionally, the quality of state estimation results depends on the quality of input information, i.e. telemeterings and synchronized phasor measurements; proper design of equivalent circuit, specification of its parameters; and characteristics of communication channel. However, the quality of the applied SE software is normally not analyzed during its operation, while it is necessary to periodically check and assess whether or not it operates properly in real conditions. Moreover, timely updating of applied algorithms is also very important to increase the reliability of software operation. The paper proposes an analytical approach to the assessment of SE software operability based on the fault tree technology. The focus is made on various aspects of improvement in reliability of power system SE software during its operation

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Published

2018-04-25