Implementation and lessons learned from the Texas Synchrophasor Network

For decades, power engineers have used simulations to predict grid stability and voltage phase angles. Only recently have equipment been available to actually measure phase angle at points hundreds of miles away. A few of these systems are presently operating in the US by electric grids including the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and California Independent System Operator (ISO). However, the systems are in their infancy and are far from being used to improve grid reliability. This thesis describes the only independent synchronized phasor network that exists in the US. Thanks to Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), we are streaming in points from three locations plus the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) as of January 2009. This thesis will describe this network and grid analysis done this far.