Event Detection, Classification, and Location Identification with Synchro‐Waveforms

Abstract This chapter is about the new frontier in the power systems situational awareness using time‐synchronized waveform measurements from a new class of smart grid sensors, called waveform measurement units (WMUs). WMUs report time‐synchronized waveform measurements of the AC voltage and current, also known as synchro‐waveform measurements. This chapter focuses on the analysis of synchro‐waveform measurements during the event condition. Specifically, it presents a situational awareness framework using synchro‐waveform measurements that includes event detection, event classification, and event location identification.