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Item Simultaneous Forward-Backward Prony Estimation(2022-01-04) Follum, Jim; Tuffner, Francis; Khan, Md. Arif; Etingov, PavelPower system dynamic stability can be evaluated through the analysis of transient oscillations that occur following significant system events. One of the earliest methods for this type of study is Prony analysis, which estimates the system's electromechanical modes. While previous studies have highlighted advantages of performing Prony analysis on data in the forward and backward directions, the proposed method does so simultaneously. As a result, signal poles corresponding to electromechanical modes can be distinguished from spurious poles more reliably. The method also produces a single mode estimate, where independent application in the forward and backward directions would produce two estimates for each mode. The method is validated using simulated and measured power system data.Item Power Spectrum Estimation for Frequency Domain Ambient Modal Analysis(2022-01-04) Venkatasubramanian, Mani; Thomas, Chad; Farrokhifard, Mohammadreza MaddipourThis paper studies the effect of Power Spectrum Density (PSD) estimation techniques on the accuracy of Fast Frequency Domain Decomposition (FFDD) modal analysis. FFDD utilizes ambient synchrophasor measurements to estimate characteristics of dominant system modes and oscillations by analyzing the PSD estimates from multiple synchrophasor measurements. In this paper, the impact of three different methods for PSD estimation on the accuracy of FFDD modal estimates is investigated: PWelch, MultiTaper Method (MTM) using Slepian Tapers, and MTM using Sine Tapers. Tests are done using synthetic and archived synchrophasor data. All three PSD methods are shown to work well for oscillation detection of sustained oscillations using FFDD. However, for ambient modal analysis, it is shown that FFDD based on MTM with Slepian Tapers has the most reliable modal estimations. FFDD using both MTM with Sine Tapers and PWelch have bias issues in estimating well-damped system modes, requiring more research for them to be suitable for FFDD.Item Physics Informed Reinforcement Learning for Power Grid Control using Augmented Random Search(2022-01-04) Mahapatra, Kaveri; Fan, Xiaoyuan; Li, Xinya; Huang, Yunzhi; Huang, QiuhuaWide adoption of deep reinforcement learning in energy system domain needs to overcome several challenges , including scalability, learning from limited samples, and high-dimensional continuous state and action spaces. In this paper, we integrated physics-based information from the generator operation state formula, also known as Swing Equation, into the reinforcement learning agent's neural network loss function, and applied an augmented random search agent to optimize the generator control under dynamic contingency. Simulation results demonstrated the reliability performance improvements in training speed, reward convergence, and future potentials in its transferability and scalability.Item On the Verification of Deep Reinforcement Learning Solution for Intelligent Operation of Distribution Grids(2022-01-04) Hosseini, Mohammad Mehdi; Parvania, MasoodCapabilities of deep reinforcement learning (DRL) in obtaining fast decision policies in high dimensional and stochastic environments have led to its extensive use in operational research, including the operation of distribution grids with high penetration of distributed energy resources (DER). However, the feasibility and robustness of DRL solutions are not guaranteed for the system operator, and hence, those solutions may be of limited practical value. This paper proposes an analytical method to find feasibility ellipsoids that represent the range of multi-dimensional system states in which the DRL solution is guaranteed to be feasible. Empirical studies and stochastic sampling determine the ratio of the discovered to the actual feasible space as a function of the sample size. In addition, the performance of logarithmic, linear, and exponential penalization of infeasibility during the DRL training are studied and compared in order to reduce the number of infeasible solutions.Item Line Faults Classification Using Machine Learning on Three Phase Voltages Extracted from Large Dataset of PMU Measurements(2022-01-04) Otudi, Hussain; Dokic, Tatjana; Mohamed, Taif; Kezunovic, Mladen; Hu, Yi; Obradovic, ZoranAn end-to-end supervised learning method was developed to classify transmission line faults in a two-year field-recorded dataset that includes synchronized measurements of three-phase voltages recorded by 38 phasor measurement units (PMUs) sparsely located in the US Western Grid interconnection. Statistical analysis was performed to extract features from this large dataset to train the support vector machine (SVM), random forest (RF), and extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) classifiers. The training further leverages a simulated dataset from a synthetic grid with 12 PMUs to increase the number of types of faults infrequently seen in the field-recorded dataset. Training the classification models with the combined dataset resulted in a classification accuracy of 98.58%. This is a significant improvement over 86.87% to 87.17% accuracy obtained by relying on the field-recorded dataset alone.Item Data-Driven Chance-Constrained Design of Voltage Droop Control for Distribution Networks(2022-01-04) Comden, Joshua; Zamzam, Ahmed; Bernstein, AndreyThis paper addresses the design of local control methods for voltage control in distribution networks with high levels of distributed energy resources (DERs). The designed control methods modulate the active and reactive power output of DERs proportional to the deviation of the local measured voltage magnitudes from a reference voltage, which is referred to as droop control; thus, the design focuses on determining the droop characteristics that satisfy network-wide voltage magnitude constraints. The uncertainty and variability of DERs renders the design of optimal droop controls very challenging; hence, this paper proposes chance constraints to limit the risk from intermittent DERs by designing droop control coefficients that guarantee the satisfaction of network operational constraints with a specific probability. In addition, the proposed approach relies entirely on historical data rather than assuming knowledge of the probability distributions that characterize the uncertainty of DERs. The efficacy of the proposed method is demonstrated on a 37-bus distribution feeder.Item Breaker to Control Center Integrated Protection, Control and Operations Model(2022-01-04) Ilunga, Gad Monga; Meliopoulos, A. P. Sakis; Cokkinides, George; Cai, Siyao; Pilehvar, Mohsen; Myrda, Paul; Farantatos, EvangelosTechnological advances in electric energy system data acquisition systems, time synchronization, and cyber assets used in power system substations, distribution systems, and control centers offer new opportunities to dramatically improve the practice of monitoring, protection, control, and operation of the system. We can make the computer based new technologies smarter and more intelligent to fully automate the basic protection and control functions. The challenges posed to the system from the continuous deployment of renewable resources that are typically inverter interface resources require monitoring of the system at much higher rates and development of protection and control systems that can respond in much faster rates than for conventional systems and they are immune to the characteristics of the new system, namely reduced fault currents and suppressed negative and zero sequence components of the fault currents. We propose a new system that provides validated data at fast rates (once per cycle), protective relays that are immune to the effects of inverter interfaced generation, detect anomalies, and enable the continuous operation of relays and other functions even in the presence of hidden failures in instrumentation. This system will be able to enable the operators to meet the challenges posed by the evolving power system and provides robust solutions to the new requirements.Item Introduction to the Minitrack on Monitoring, Control, and Protection(2022-01-04) Eto, Joseph