Modelling and application of phasor measurement units for fault location

Wide area monitoring and control using Phasor Measurement Units (PMU’s) will continue to remain as one of the integral components of large power systems for different important applications in power systems which includes dynamic state estimation, power oscillation monitoring, Transient Stability Assessment etc. A wide area measuring system is composed of a PMU with High Speed Communication Channels and Phasor data concentrators. This paper explores the modeling and application of a typical phasor measurement unit to monitor voltage and current swings for different types faults and disturbances in the standard four generator two area power system.