Dynamic Mode Decomposition and Sparse Measurements for Characterization and Monitoring of Power System Disturbances

Abstract

We introduce the dynamics mode decomposition for monitoring wide-area power grid networks from sparse measurement data. The mathematical framework fuses data from multiple sensors based on multivariate statistics, providing accurate full state estimation from limited measurements and generating data-driven forecasts for the state of the system. Our proposed data-driven strategy, which is based on energy metrics, can be used for the analysis of major disturbances in the network. The approach is tested and validated using time domain simulations in the IEEE 118 bus system under various disturbance scenarios and under different sparse observations of the system. In addition to state reconstruction, the minimal number of sensors required for monitoring disturbances can be evaluated. Visualization techniques are developed in order to aid in the analysis and characterization of the system after disturbance.