Development of prototype wide-area monitoring, protection and control (WAMPAC) systems based upon international standards

Recently, the significance of Wide-Area Monitoring, Protection and Control (WAMPAC) has increased as it promises to provide a countermeasure to possible power system instability phenomena. The standardization of communication interfaces, that are able to open up the possibility of integrating a wide variety of sub systems, is becoming increasingly important in enabling the build of a standard WAMPAC system. In Japan, WAMPAC systems have been used for power system stabilization for many years and significant experience has been gained in the application of this technology. We have recently conducted a review of our in-service experience of WAMPAC systems and we have also examined current and draft international standards in order to identify the key standards pertinent to WAMPAC systems. In this paper, the authors introduce a proposal detailing a system configuration for a WAMPAC system based upon the international standards identified. The paper also discusses the prototype systems that were developed along with some sample demonstration scenarios.