P and M Class Phasor Measurement Unit Algorithms Using Adaptive Cascaded Filters

The new standard C37.118.1 lays down strict performance limits for phasor measurement units (PMUs) under steady-state and dynamic conditions. Reference algorithms are also presented for the performance (P) and measurement (M) class PMUs. In this paper, the performance of these algorithms is analyzed during some key signal scenarios, particularly those of offnominal frequency, frequency ramps, and harmonic contamination. While it is found that total vector error (TVE) accuracy is relatively easy to achieve, the reference algorithm is not able to achieve a useful rate of change of frequency (ROCOF) accuracy. Instead, this paper presents alternative algorithms for P and M class PMUs, which use adaptive filtering techniques in real time up to 10-kHz sample rates, allowing consistent accuracy to be maintained across a ±33% frequency range. ROCOF errors can be reduced by factors of > 40 for P class and > 100 for M class devices.

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