Project Description
GridSweeper will create a new class of measuring instrument that reveals subtle dynamics of bulk grids. These oscillation dynamics threaten grid stability, but have been impossible to observe – until something goes wrong. Probes inject a tiny signal and analyzes the response withultra-high precision, applying novel devices and techniques.
Value Proposition
- GridSweeper will provide accessible and informative live measurements with a network of easy-to-install probes.
- Advance grid reliability, security, resilience, and the ability to operate securely with high contributions from inverter-based generation.
- Prevent blackouts caused by forced oscillations, control loop instabilities, or other threats.
Project Objectives
- Construct new GridSweeper instrument.
- Identify nascent instabilities on bulk grid.
- Characterize vulnerability of bulk grid to forced oscillations, and point to solutions.
- Full open-source release: algorithms, software, hardware, manufacturing jigs, Agency approvals.
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