Efficient algorithms for real‐time monitoring of transmission line parameters and their performance with practical synchrophasors

Abstract

Accurate transmission line parameters are important for many applications that ensure reliable operation of a power system. The traditional theoretical calculations and offline measurements are widely used approaches obtaining line parameters, but they do not allow tracking of the parameters that change with the environmental factors and load conditions. Synchrophasor‐based real‐time transmission line parameter monitoring algorithms can track the changing parameters. In this study, two novel line parameter estimation algorithms: a lump parameter model and a distributed parameter model are proposed. The performance of the new algorithms are evaluated under various operating conditions using a real‐time digital simulator, and compared with six existing algorithms in terms of both accuracy and computational efficiency. The algorithms were also tested and compared using synchrophasor data obtained from a hardware experimental setup. Furthermore, application of the algorithms to an actual 230 kV transmission line is demonstrated. Finally, the sensitivity of the estimated parameters to bias errors in the measurements is analysed.