Abstract
This paper proposes modified Karhunen–Loeve transform with total least square estimation of signal parameters using rotational in-variance technique (MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT) to approximate the low-frequency oscillatory modes. MKLT decreases the impact of highly correlated additive colored Gaussian noise (ACGN) from the signal by differentiating the correlation matrix w.r.t from the final time instance. A quantitative study of the suggested method with other estimation methods is used to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed method. Monte Carlo simulations with 50,000 runs are conducted to test the robustness of the estimation scheme for MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT. The evaluation of the efficiency of the proposed method in real-time perspective, the two-area system, and New England sixty-eight bus test system has been considered. The analysis shows that the suggested methodology correctly measures the interarea modes and lowers their mean and standard deviation to a minimum value.
1. Introduction
Wide-area integrated regional power networks are commonly affected by interarea oscillations (IAOs) when they are exposed to shedding of load, line loss, and fault. Such oscillations will lead to instability within the [1] interconnected networks. Small signal stability analysis (SSSA) utilizes state equations to approximate this IAOs by linearizing the power system. But, this technique suffers with heavy numerical burden, inconsistency in parameter estimation, and large computational time. Then, IAO modes need to be defined directly from the measured signal employing online techniques [2].
The use of measuring instruments, particularly wide area measurement systems (WAMSs), is drastically increased in the few last decades [3]. This allows higher precision IAOs estimates in both off and online. The online estimation methods are categorized as parametric and nonparametric approaches. Frequency estimation approaches, i.e., wavelet transform (WT) and continuous WT [4, 5] whose behavior is the same as a band-pass filter. In WT, changing the window size allows for multiresolution for both slow and fast frequency response. Multidimensional rotating frame measurements for synchronous machines during operations are available for mode estimation in [6]. Although WT can identify both long- and short-duration disturbances, its accuracy is dependent on the decomposition levels used and the mother wavelet used. There is currently no defined methodology for selecting the mother wavelet. Approaches addressed in the [7] like robust modified prony (RMP) and augmented prony (AP) [8] approximate the entire signal parameters by a provided sampled sequence, i.e., duration, direction, intensity, attenuation factor, and damping ratio. However, RMP and AP have a significant computing time problem, and AP does have a certain latency in large power system statistical analysis. Data-driven stochastic subspace identification (data-SSI) state space technique proposed in [9], which functions well under both ringdown and ambient oscillations in power system. Since data-SSI concentrated on both estimation of the mode and selection of the model order, its computational time period is significant, which can contribute to the loss of synchronization. The authors of [10] proposed a new notch filtering approach along enhanced phase-locked loop to identify the damping factor. Another robust subspace, i.e., signal parameter estimation using rotational in-variance technique (ESPRIT) and its higher variants like modified TLS-ESPRIT [11, 12] are quite effective in terms of time-frequency resolution, fast computational time, and less sensitive to outliers. It is also possible to use the KLT-TLS-ESPRIT subspace-based technique [13], which is used for IAO dynamic phasor estimation.
This paper proposed an estimation method that fully denotes the signal as well as maximally compressed the information held by the signal. This proposed MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT technique can be extended to probing signals as well as for ringdown and ambient oscillations. It may work for small as well as huge power systems. The MKLT can be applied to estimate stationary as well as nonstationary signals.
For an efficient and precise measurement of the phase, the signal measured from a PMU must be held noise free. But because of the existence in outliers, the higher order harmonics, as well as unwanted spikes, get devolved in the signal. Employing a Hampel filter (HF), this spikes, and higher-order frequency components can be from a signal without smoothing the data. The remaining components of the noise are converted into highly correlated ACGN. Figure 1 describes the steps for MKLT implementation.

The contributions of the paper are as follows:(i)The proposed technique effectively eliminates the influence of ACGN and compresses the information carried out by the signal maximally using samples decomposition onto a set of correlation matrix eigenvectors(ii)Among various signal and noise subspace approaches presented over here, this proposed approach is more robust to outliers with the fastest computation(iii)MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT performs more efficiently than the above methods when the signal strength buried with noise is very low or at SNRs 30 dB and 10 dB(iv)The efficacy of the proposed approach for small and midsize power system is verified using IEEE benchmark two-area and IEEE sixteen-machine sixty-eight bus systems(v)The proposed technique is evaluated under different complex conditions to check its robustness, such as the power system’s unexpected detached load and three-phase short-circuit failure
The rest of the paper is structured according to the description. Section 2 discusses with the correct signal model the LFOs, also defines the impact of outliers in the power system, and also demonstrates the use of HF to eliminate outliers from the power signals. Section 3 discusses the use of MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT for estimation of inter-area mode. Section 4 sets out a step-by-step formulation of MKLT and TLS-ESPRIT for estimation of mode. Section 5 describes the results and discussions. Section 6 presents the functional applicability of the proposed technique using the IEEE benchmark two-area system. Section 7 includes the explanation of the efficacy of the proposed technique for IEEE sixteen-machine sixty-eight bus system, and the paper ends Section 8.
2. Problem Formulation for LFOs in Power System
The MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT proposed a new technique, which incorporates the [14] KL transformation theory and TLS-ESPRIT rotational invariance principles to estimate LFO modes.
2.1. Modeling of Power Grid Oscillations
The oscillations which address the dynamic conditions of the power grid represented using sinusoids which are exponentially damped. We called the active power, i.e., flows in the IEEE benchmark two-area network tie-lines and also the IEEE sixteen-machine sixty-eight bus system. The oscillations from the power grid modeled are as follows:
Two deterministic quantities and convey frequencies and amplitudes. The phases are uncorrelated random variables, evenly spread over , where attenuation component and total sinusoid count if the AWGN sequence, i.e., , influences the sinusoids, where of zero mean and variance. The noise-component signal can be described aswhere , , and .
2.2. Effect of Outliers in Power System
The building of automated, interconnected regional electric power networks results generation of diverse and complex outlier data in the power system. Major causes of outlier are as follows:(1)Signal acquisition capability: the limited potentiality of the sensors and WAMSs(2)Power system failures: the power system failures such as transmission line outage and faults in the transmission lines(3)Human influences: the involvement of the human in the signal measurement and control process may lead to the production of outlier data signal measurement
For a single out-of-scale measurement, the sample means of the estimation can be affected when the data sequence includes the outliers.
2.3. Removal of Outlier Using Hample Filter
The HF is a segment of the group of decision filters which uses the Hample identifier (HI) to remove the outliers from the input data sequence. The HI works on the principle of the three-sigma rule of statistics [15]. The width of the measurement window also plays a vital role outliers removal. The steps followed for the removal of outlier are described by the Algorithm 1.
3. Steps to Implement Proposed Approach to Estimate the Power Grid Oscillations
Let N1 be the recent power measurements received from the tie-line using PMU. It can be expressed by a signal and noise vector using (2). and describe noise and signal vectors. Data matrix can be constructed by using the vector .
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Signal vector can be descried using time-window frequency vector given as follows:where the time-window of length-M of the frequency vectors holds by the matrix with no. of columns.where . contains the complex sinusoid vectors for . The unitary diagonal matrix having phase-shifts between the adjacent time samples of used to estimate the frequency given as follows:where for = 1,2,3, …, L.
The signal vector can be described with the subwindowing process as .
The formulation of matrix is similar as that of the . The matrix can be represented as .
Using TLS-ESPRIT, the following matrices can be defined using .where unstaggered and staggered windows are expressed as and . Frequency vectors of two subtime-window correlate as .
4. Application of Modified KLT for Interarea Oscillating Mode Estimation
The numerical code implementation of basic KLT approach [16, 17] is limited due to its larger computational burden and time. The idea behind the MKLT is to differentiate the “dominant eigenvalue” of the autocorrelation matrix with respect to the final instant “N” of the basic KLT approach. The basic KLT approach fixes up the final time instant to N = 1, which restricts the basic novelty of KLT that described by the finite, positive real N as a new continuous variable [12, 18].
Following steps need to be carried out to implement the modified KLT approach, i.e., the final variance of the projection coefficients. Step 1 Consider the KLT of from (7) where . Step 2 First, using KLT the autocorrelation of sequence (9) can be expressed at different time instants, i.e., Step 3 The independence property of the random variable , i.e., , where denotes the Kronecker delta, defined as = 0 for and = 1, and is the new positive number sequence which is related to the variance of the corresponding random variable as follows: Step 4 Using statistical orthogonal property of the random variable , i.e., and taking the summation of both the time instant in one place, i.e., , (10) reduced towhere . Step 5 As the random function has zero mean value in the finite time interval, we can replace the instant to get the variance from the autocorrelation and indexing it by , and (12) can be expressed by referring (11) Step 6 Using the property of orthogonality, should be normalized to one by integrating (13) on both sides with respect to for 0 to N Step 7 For this given zero mean random process , it can introduce the variance of the , i.e., Substituting (15) into (14) gives Step 8 (16) shows that the right side of the summation of eigenvalues must be the few functions of the final instant N as left side, i.e., . Step 9 Now, differentiating both side of (16) with respect to the final instant N yields The above result is called the final variance theorem. It shows that the final variance of any random stochastic process depends upon the final instant N. Sum of the series of first-order partial derivatives for eigenvalues provides the final variance with respect to the final instant .
4.1. Minimization of Complete Error by Utilizing Proposed MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT Technique
Algorithm 2 can be employed for estimation of modes by minimizing the total error between estimated subspace and actual signal subspace as suggested in [19].
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5. Results and Discussion
The recent samples provided by the PMU and phasor data concentrator (PDC) are considered for the IAO mode estimation using the proposed approach. The LFOs with nonlinearity may have approximately a stationary signal to achieve improved estimation. The MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT minimizes the SD and the bias of estimated modes. The approximation as an AWGN is regarded as a good analogy for modeling the measurement uncertainty received from the PMU’s. However, some ACGN is detected in measurements because of the existence of an antialiasing filter (AAF) (with cut-off frequency between 400 and 1000 Hz) and signal processing algorithms that use convolution to estimate the phasors. At the performance, the ACGN is often ignored. A down-sampler then holds those quantities for further processing.
Additionally, a 10.24 s time window was used, referring to the PMU with the data rate of 512 samples (assuming data rate of 50 phasors/second). Usually, the variance in PMU measurements is assumed to be of p.u. [21]. The North American SynchroPhasor Initiative (NASPI) offers standards for PMU and synchroPhasor measurements in different dynamic environments, such as energy variance p.u.
5.1. Test Signal Corresponding to Interarea Mode
Simulations are conducted with a test signal having = 0.4 Hz, = 1, and = −0.07.
Figure 2 shows the effect of HF to above-mentioned test signal, i.e., interarea mode to minimize the outliers from the signal and final filtered signal further carried out for the process of frequency estimations. Figure 2(a) shows the signal with 10 dB, and Figure 2(b) 30 dB noise affected test signal and finally filtered out with less variance using HF.
A statistical comparison of the MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT, QR-TLS-ESPRIT, KLT-TLS-ESPRIT, RMP, and data-SSI for SNRs 10 dB and 30 dB is mentioned previously. The frequency and attenuation factor distribution of a test signal are shown in Figure 3. From Table 1, it is analyzed that the MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT method approximated the standard deviation and mean for the estimated frequency corresponding to interarea oscillating modes are 60.02% and 98.92%, respectively, of that obtained from the data-SSI approach and 60.51% and 99.47% for the KLT-TLS-ESPRIT approach with SNR 10 dB. It is also found that the standard deviation and mean of the estimated attenuation factor for the proposed MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT approach are approximately 76.99% and 54.93%, respectively, of that obtained in case of data-SSI and 63.12% and 70.31% for KLT-TLS-ESPRIT with SNR 10 dB. From Table 2, it is analyzed that the MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT method approximated that the standard deviation and mean for the estimated frequency corresponding to interarea oscillating modes are 59.68% and 99.4%, respectively, of that obtained in case of data-SSI and 55.02% and 99.67% for KLT-TLS-ESPRIT with SNR 30 dB. It is also found that the standard deviation and mean of the estimated attenuation factor for the MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT approach are approximately 56.6% and 88.53%, respectively, of that obtained in case of data-SSI and 36.31% and 78.03% for KLT-TLS-ESPRIT with SNR 30 dB.

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5.2. Test Signal Corresponding to Local Area Mode
Simulation is conducted with a test signal having = 1.5 Hz, = 1, and = −0.1
Figure 4 shows the effect of HF to test signal, i.e., local-area mode to minimize the outliers of the signal and final filtered signal further carried out for the process of frequency estimations. Figure 4(a) shows the signal with 10 dB, and Figure 4(b) shows the signal with 30 dB noise affected test signal and finally filtered out with less variance using HF.

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A statistical comparison of the MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT, QR-TLS-ESPRIT, KLT-TLS-ESPRIT, RMP, and data-SSI for SNRs 10 dB and 30 dB is mentioned as follows.
The frequency and attenuation factor distribution of a test signal are shown in Figure 5. From Table 3, it is analyzed that the MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT method approximated the standard deviation and mean for the estimated frequency corresponding to interarea oscillating modes are 46.29% and 99.81%, respectively, of the corresponding values obtained with data-SSI and 71.22% and 99.89% with KLT-TLS-ESPRIT for SNR 10 dB. It is also found that the standard deviation and mean of the estimated attenuation factor for the MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT approach are approximately 48.9% and 79.52%, respectively, of the obtained in case of data-SSI and 76.64% and 78.02% with ESPRIR + PM for SNR 10 dB. From Table 4, it is analyzed that the MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT method approximated that the standard deviation and mean for the estimated frequency corresponding to interarea oscillating modes are 61.21% and 99.80%, respectively, of the corresponding values obtained by applying data-SSI and 97.38% and 99.91% with KLT-TLS-ESPRIT for SNR 30 dB. It is also found that the standard deviation and mean of the estimated attenuation factor for the MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT approach are approximately 19.06% and 91.50%, respectively, of that obtained in case of data-SSI and 59.88% and 79.74% with KLT-TLS-ESPRIT for SNR 30 dB.

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5.3. Computational Time for Proposed MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT, QR-TLS-ESPRIT, KLT-TLS-ESPRIT, RMP, and Data-SSI
Figure 6 and Table 5 illustrate the comparison of the proposed MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT with QR-TLS-ESPRIT, RMP, data-SSI, and KLT-TLS-ESPRIT on the basis of their computational time used for IAO modes estimation. It is observed that for 2000 Monte Carlo simulation, the mean computational time taken by the MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT is 0.00501 sec for SNR = 30 dB and 0.00507 sec for SNR = 10 dB, whereas for the data-SSI is 0.0064 sec for SNR = 30 dB and 0.0067 sec for SNR = 10 dB. All tests are performed using Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790S CPU @ 3.20 GHz processor with 8 Gb RAM.

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5.4. Variance Response to Different SNRs Using Proposed MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT, KLT-TLS-ESPRIT, RMP, and Data-SSI
Due to the accurate estimation of the signal frequency, variances of the data-SSI and MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT estimates are somewhat less than the ones for the two different estimates. Figure 7 shows that, for low SNRs, this process well predictable, where the variation by the estimation accuracy is less as compared to the variance by the noise.

6. LFO Modes Estimation for IEEE Benchmark Two-Area Grid System Using Proposed Algorithm
Figure 8 illustrates a test system [22] refers to IEEE benchmark two-area grid system. It includes two different areas, each are having two synchronous machines connected through eleven buses, via and . There are three loads applied to the , , and of the test system. There are also two shunt condensers mounted at and . The test system operates with fundamental frequency of 60 Hz.

Case 1. IAO mode estimation using data from IEEE benchmark two-area grid system for tie-line short-circuit fault.
Employing the SSSA, the IAO modes of the power system are analyzed. For a period of 1.2 seconds, starting at 1 second, a disturbance is provided by applying a short-circuit fault of three phases at tie-line close to . Figure 8 shows the real power flow between lines provided by the PMU located at . The statistical SD, mean, and variance of the IAO modes extracted using Monte Carlo simulation for 50,000 runs are shown in Table 6. The SD calculated to express the statistical difference of the estimated attenuation factor and frequency from the actual SSSA using MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT by adding a noise of SNR 30 dB is given as and . The statistical mean extracted by proposed MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT technique related to IAO mode, i.e., 0.6328 Hz, is nearly same that of the obtained in case of SSSA.
7. LFO Modes Estimation for IEEE Sixteen-Machine, Sixty-Eight Bus Test System Using Proposed Algorithm
Figure 9 shows the IEEE benchmark sixteen-machine sixty-eight bus grid system is considered to verify the efficacy of the proposed approach. This system’s detailed parameter is listed within [23].

The grid comprised of five different areas: and with generators and , , , and comprise with generators , , and . Different IAOs modes occurred in this power grid evaluated using SSSA are , , , and . Generators of and oscillates toward generators in , , and with correspond to . Generators of , , and oscillate against the generators of and at corresponds to . Generators of , , and swing against generators of and at frequency corresponds to . Generator in oscillates against generators in and at the frequency of corresponds to .
The statistical behavior of MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT is described in Table 7 using 2000 Monte Carlo runs, i.e., the SD of the estimated frequency and AF is given as and (Attn.fact.-Std), the mean of the Frequency and the AF is given as (Freq mean), and the mean of the frequency and the AF is given as (F (Attn.factor.-mean). The IAO mode calculated using MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT is found to be similar to the values corresponding to those measured using SSSA.
8. Conclusion
In this paper, we proposed a new interarea mode estimation approach based on subspace decomposition, to estimate the power system’s IAO modes. The proposed estimation scheme of the IAOs is found to be more robust and also provides a precise mode estimation when the estimates are slightly affected by the highly correlated ACGN. It has also been examined that the MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT has improved estimation efficiency in reference to the QR-TLS-ESPRIT, RMP, KLT-TLS-ESPRIT, and data-SSI in aspects of standard deviation, variance, and the mean of the estimated IAO modes for given frequency and attenuation factor. Moreover, on IEEE benchmark two-area grid system and IEEE sixteen-machine sixty-eight bus system, the estimated performance of the proposed technique is evaluated. The performance of the MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT at SNR 30 dB with a case of short-circuit failure in three-phase line is analyzed. The observations made using the MKLT-TLS-ESPRIT technique is much similar to the estimated results obtained with SSSA.
Data Availability
The data supporting the current study are available from the corresponding author upon request.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.