Assessment of Dynamic Measurement Intervals for State Estimation in Future Distribution Systems

The ongoing energy transition introduces new load and generation units like photovoltaic generation in the medium-voltage systems network. These generation units increase the variance of the power injections, resulting in increased stochasticity of the power flow values. For confident assessment of the system’s operating condition, a measurement scheme is essential for accurate state estimation at every minute of the day. This paper presents a performance assessment of the Weighted Least Square (WLS) distribution system state estimation algorithm with respect to the measurement intervals, and proposes a measurement scheme considering the measurement locations and intervals that satisfy a required error limit. The scheme is tested on a synthetic test model of a Dutch MV network, which takes into account projected (year 2040) and highly stochastic power flow profiles. Numerical results show that the proposed algorithm for the measurement scheme determination successfully satisfies the chosen error limit.