Performance comparison of IEC 61850-90-5 and IEEE C37.118.2 based wide area PMU communication networks

Ikbal Ali, Mohd Asim Aftab, S. M.Suhail Hussain*

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Abstract

Dynamic operation and control of power system is being increasingly done with the help of phasor measurement unit (PMU) based wide area monitoring and control system. The data communication requirements for the PMU based applications are well addressed by IEEE C37.118.2 standard. However, IEC 61850 is now becoming a leading standard for power utility automation needs. A new part of IEC 61850, IEC 61850-90-5, specifying the IEEE C37.118.1 based synchrophasors data transfer according to IEC 61850, will lead to IEC 61850-90-5 based PMU communication networks. A novel IEC 61850-90-5 compliant communication model of PMU is proposed in this paper. We also present a comparative performance analysis of the PMU communication networks supporting the new synchrophasor standard for data transfer, i.e. IEC 61850-90-5, and the existing standard, i.e. IEEE C37.118.2, for end to end (ETE) delay requirements for a modified IEEE 30 bus test system.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)487-495
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy
Volume4
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2016
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • End-to-end delay
  • IEC 61850-90-5
  • IEEE C37.118.2
  • Phasor measurement unit

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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