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Abstract--This paper proposes a new method for modal approximately identified as the electromechanical
analysis of large power systems that is based on dynamics of rotor angles and speeds of generators. The
synchronously measured system responses. The method can identified system matrix is obtained by applying least-
identify the eigenvalues corresponding to weakly damped square parameter estimation method to the synchronized
electromechanical modes by analyzing the covariance matrix
measurements of the rotor angles and speeds and load
among rotor angles and speeds of generators. By the method,
a power system is identified as a multi-input multi-output deviations. The modes can be identified as the
linear system, so that the characteristics of several modes eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the system matrix.
can be analyzed simultaneously. In addition, the method to As the other approaches for modal analysis based on
select a small number of generators for estimating slow the use of system responses, there are the Prony analysis
oscillatory modes is discussed, and which is based on the in [ 5 ] and the ARh4A block processing approach in [l].
application of coherencies of generators. The effectiveness of
the new modal analysis is confirmed through the simulation
The major difference between these approaches and our
studies of the IEEJ East10 machine model. method is that our method can identify a power system as
a multi-input multi-output linear system by utilizing the
Zndex Terms-Eigenvalue, Global Positioning System, synchronized measurements, so that the characteristics of
Modal analysis, Synchronized measurement, System several modes can be analyzed simultaneously.
identification However, in the practical applications of the
fundamental approach, there is a problem to be solved.
I. INTRODUCTION That is the reduction of the number of measuring devices
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dx
-- -Ax+Bu
dt
The matrix A is expressed as following. I d i
I Modal Analysis I
Fig. 1 Concept of modal analysis based on synchronized measurement
using GPS
The state variable x consists of rotor angle deviations where T is the sampling period. h i s the eigenvalue of
and rotor speed deviations. Since the fluctuations of the the matrix A. ,U is the eigenvalue of the matrix F.
state variables of generators observed in normal state are The damping constants, modal frequencies and mode
principally caused by the load deviations, the input signal shapes of the electromechanical modes can be obtained
U is considered to be the fluctuations of active power at from the eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
load buses. The matrix A and B are the system matrix
and the input matrix of the continuous-time system 111. EIGENVALUE
ESTIMATION
WITH LIMITED
respectively. The matrix M is the diagonal matrix MEASUREMENTS
composed of generator inertia constants. The matrix K is
the synchronizing power coefficient matrix. The matrix D A . Using Stochastic Characteristics of Load Deviations
is the diagonal matrix composed of damping constants of From the economical viewpoint, it is difficult to carry
swing equations. out the estimation of the matrix F using the measurement
Equation (1) is equal to the linearized equations of data of all load deviations and rotor angles and speeds of
low-order generator model of constant voltage behind generators because a lot of measuring devices are
transient reactance. The system identified by (1) does not necessary for the data acquisition. As described in [ 13, we
include the detailed dynamics of internal flux linkages of assume that the load deviations have white noise
generators and control systems like AVR and Governor. characteristic. Under such assumption, the matrix F can
Since the measurements of x and U are sampled data, be computed from the covariances of the state variable x
the power system is identified as the following discrete- without using all load deviations U as follows.
time system instead of (1). First, equation (5) is obtained by multiplying (1) by xi
from right side and taking expectations of the both side.
xk+,= Fx, +Gu, (2)
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the estimated eigenvalues are also shown. In Fig.3, the Table I1 shows the true eigenvalues and the estimated
averages of the estimated eigenvalues and the true ones eigenvalues obtained by CMM. The estimated
are depicted as square and circle symbols respectively. eigenvalues are the averages of the eigenvalues estimated
The true eigenvalues of which modal frequencies are from the twenty sets of simulated measurements that are
lower than 0.5 [Hz] in the figure seem to be strongly the same as used for the estimation by EEML. In Fig.4,
related to the dynamics of internal flux linkages of the estimated eigenvalues and the true ones are depicted
generators and the control systems of AVRs and as square and circle symbols respectively.
Governors, so that such eigenvalues cannot be estimated The table and the figure shows that the errors of the 6
by EEML and CMM. are larger than those by EEML. The larger errors are due
The table and the figure show that the estimated modal to the pseudorandom numbers used for the load deviations
frequencies 1 over 0.5 [Hz] are nearly equal to the true in the simulations. The finite length pseudorandom
ones. However, the errors of the estimated damping numbers are not complete white noises. Therefore, the
factors 6 are large. Especially, the errors corresponding errors of the estimated eigenvalues by CMM will be
to the well-damped modes over 0.8 [Hz] are remarkable. reduced by using the longer measurements than 60 [SI.
This is because the components of the well-damped The result illustrate that CMM is a practical method.
modes in the measurement data become smaller than Furthermore, the eigenvectors of electromechanical
those of weakly damped modes. Therefore, EEML is modes can be also estimated since a power system is
useful to estimate the eigenvalues of weakly damped identified as a multi-input multi-output system by our
modes such as mode #l. proposed method, CMh4. For example, as shown in Fig.5,
the eigenvector corresponding to the slowest mode #1 can
be obtained accurately.
TABLE I TABLE I1
COMPARISON OF TRUEEIGENVALUES WITH ESTIMATED
EIGENVALUES CoMPARIsoN OF TRUE E'GENVALUES
OBTAINEDBY EEML OBTAINEDBY CMM
I I I I I
I
I I
I
I ; o /
I -
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Damping Factorcl /sec1
Damping Factor[l/secl
Fig. 3 Estimated Eigenvalues Obtained by EEML
Fig 4 Estimated Eigenvalues Obtained by CMM
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C. Estimation of Slow Oscillatoly Modes by Use of CMM is applied to the estimated measurements of CO1
Coherencies of Generators variables i,,, and &jco, of Group #1, #2 and #3. Table
In this section, we assume that the eigenvalues of the IV shows the true eigenvalues and the estimated
two slow oscillatory modes of the model system are eigenvalues of the two slow modes. The estimated
estimated. The frequencies of the modes are about 0.5 eigenvalues are the averages of the eigenvalues computed
[Hz] and 0.8 [Hz] (mode #1 and #2 in Table 11). Table 111 from the twenty sets of simulated measurements that are
shows the grouping matrix VL of the modes. From the the same as used in the previous section. In Fig.7, the
grouping matrix, it became clear that the ten generators estimated eigenvalues and the true ones are depicted as
are classified into three coherent groups. The first group square and circle symbols respectively. The table and the
consists of G8 to G10 (Group #l). The second group figure show that the estimated eigenvalues of the two
includes G1 to G5 (Group #2). And G6 and G7 are in the oscillatory modes are nearly equal to the true ones. This
third group (Group #3). According to the coherent group result illustrates that the exact eigenvalues of slow modes
identification technique, G10, G2 and G6 are the can be estimated if the reference generators are
reference generators of the groups respectively. measurable.
In Fig.6, the deviations of estimated CO1 variable 8,, In Fig.8, the true eigenvector and the estimated one
and true one 6,,, of Group #1 are depicted as a dashed corresponding to mode #1 are depicted as circle symbols
and square symbols respectively. The three dashed circles
line and a solid line respectively. S,, is estimated by (8) express the three coherent groups o f generators. Since the
from the rotor angles of the reference generators, (310, G2 elements of estimated eigenvector place at the centers of
and G6. The true 6,,, is computed from the rotor angles individual dashed circles, the estimated eigenvector
of the machines belonging to Group #1, G8, G9 and (310. expresses the relation among the three coherent groups
Fig.6 shows that the deviation of &, is nearly equal to with respect to the three oscillatory modes. Therefore, the
estimated eigenvector is useful for the analysis of slow
the deviation of the true ,s, .
dynamics of power systems.
Time[secl
Fig. 5 Estimated Eigenvector Corrcsponding to Mode # I Fig. 6 Estimated CO1 Deviations of Group # I
TABLE 111
GROUPINGMATRIXBASEDON TWO SLOW MODES
TABLE 1V
COMPARISON OF TRUEEIGENVALUES
WITH ESTIMATED
EIGENVALUES
OBTAINEDBY CMM FROM ESTIMATEDCO1
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VI. REFERENCES
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I Periodicals:
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V. CONCLUSIONS Hiroumi Saitoh was born in Japan on July 19, 1960. He received his
This paper proposes the new on-line eigenvalue BE degree, ME degree and Ph.D. degree from Tohoku University in
1984, 1986 and 1989 respectively. In 1989, he joined Tohoku
estimation based on synchronized measurement technique. University as a research associate and then became an associate
The main proposal is that the eigenvalue estimation is professor in 1992. Since 2002, he is a professor of Management of
practicable without monitoring load deviations on the Science and Technology Department in Tohoku University. He is a
member of IEEE and IEE of Japan.
assumption that the load deviations are white noises. In
addition, it is discussed that coherencies of generators are Eiichi Tsukada was born in Japan on January 21, 1954. He received his
useful to select a small number of generators as BE degree and ME degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology. In 1979,
measurement locations. The simulation results of the he joined Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.. He is currently a manager of
Power System Engineering Department of the company. He is a member
example system model indicate that the white noise based of IEE of Japan.
eigenvalue estimation is effective to identify weakly
damped electromechanical modes. Kazuo Minazawa was born in Japan on October 14, 1949. He rcceived
The fitrther works are as follows; the preprocessing for his BE degree from Tokyo Denki University in 1972, and joined Tohoku
removing the components of high-frequency modes from Electric Power Co., Inc.. He is currently a manager of Power-System
R&D Center. He is a member of IEE of Japan.
i,,, and hc0,, and the investigation of stochastic
characteristics of actual load deviations. Junichi Toyoda was born in Japan on July 9, 1934. He received his
BSEE degree from Yokohama National University in 1958, and his ME
degree and Ph.D. degree from thc Univcrsity of Tokyo in 1960 and 1963
respectively. From 1963 to 1983, he joined Scikei University, and he
was a professor of Department of Elcctrical Engineering in Tohoku
University from 1983 to 1998. He is now a professor of Hachinohe
Institute of Technology. He is a member of IEEE, CIGRE and IEE of
Japan.
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