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Chapter 3

Uncertainty analysis

and risk assessment for
effective decision-making

using wide-area synchrophasor
measurement system

1
Bhargav Appasani and Dusmanta Kumar Mohanta 2
1
School of Electronics Engineering, KIIT Deemed University, Bhubaneswar, India,
2
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra,
Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

Abbreviations
CPU central processing unit
CT current transformer
GPS global positioning system
ILP integer linear programming
MCS Monte Carlo simulation
MTTF mean time to failure
MTTR mean time to repair
OPP optimal placement of PMUs
PDC phasor data concentrator
PMU phasor measurement unit
PT potential transformer
SPCS synchrophasor communication system
TTF time to failure
TTR time to repair
WASMS wide area synchrophasor measurement system

3.1 Introduction
The current power system is a complex network that caters to the demands
of several applications with diverse energy requirements. Such a complex
network is susceptible to faults caused due to several reasons such as failure

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