Power System Frequency Measurement Under Nonstationary Situations

A new method for the measurement of the instantaneous power-system frequency is proposed. It is based on the frequency estimation of the voltage signal using three equidistant samples. An algorithm is developed that diminishes the variance of the estimation. The procedure is applied to the case of single- and three-phase networks, and uncertainty in the frequency estimation is obtained with simulated signal and severe conditions of signal quality. A frequency variation has been assumed as plusmn2 Hz around the nominal value, with a maximum rate of change of 1 Hz/s. The uncertainty of 25 mHz and 3.5 mHz has been obtained for single- and three-phase signals, respectively. A low-cost virtual instrument has been developed to make frequency measurements over the actual voltage signal.

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