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    Real-time System-wide Inertia Estimation in Power Systems with High Wind Penetration Levels
    Knowledge of on-line inertia in power systems with high and increasing levels of wind penetration is becoming more important for power system operators. In this paper, the basis of a real-time stored energy estimator is developed, which accounts for the inertia contribution from loads as well as generators in the system. By creating a simplified first order model of the system, power and frequency signals recorded are utilized to estimate real-time feeder stored energy by use of a linear least-squares estimator. The capability of the proposed estimator is investigated by application on a test system. The estimation error is analysed in respect of data resolution and feeder contributions to stored energy. Discussion on the requirements for applications within power systems and the communication configuration are also presented.
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    Load inertia estimation using white and grey-box estimators for power systems with high wind penetration
    (Elsevier - International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), 2012-09-02) ; ; ;
    The increasing penetration of wind farms in power systems has increased concerns over the frequency behaviour and control of synchronous power systems due to a low contribution from modern wind turbines to overall system inertia. With this trend of conventional generators being displaced by variable speed wind turbines, the contribution from load inertia becomes more significant. The need for greater consideration towards load inertia estimation, or even on-line tracking of load inertia, seems to be required. A white-box method for estimation of load inertia is examined using system frequency and generator output power signals from previous generator forced outages. A grey-box identification method is also applied to estimate the inertia of synchronous generators. The impact of sampling rates, time shifting and signal averaging on parameter estimation is also considered. The method is shown to be robust enough to be applied for load inertia estimation in control centres.
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