Model validation for the August 10, 1996 WSCC system outage

TLDR

A major power outage occurred in Western North America on August 10, 1996. The paper simulates the August 10, 1996 outage with a transient stability program and discusses the model changes made. The authors used a transient stability program, adding model components and data modifications to align simulations with recorded disturbance data. Initial simulations with the standard WSCC dynamic database failed to match recorded disturbance data.

Abstract

A major power outage occurred in Western North America on August 10, 1996. In this paper, the authors describe the simulation of this disturbance using a transient stability program. Initially, the sequence of events was simulated using the standard WSCC dynamic database, and the simulations did not agree with the disturbance recordings. Several model additions and data modifications were made before the simulations approximated the disturbance recordings. These model changes are discussed in the paper.