Determination of power transmission line parameters using asynchronous measurements

Abstract

There is described a method of determining power transmission line parameters using non-synchronous measurements acquired from different locations along a power transmission line. The method comprises (a) acquiring first measurement data comprising corresponding pairs of voltage and current measurement values measured at a first location along the power transmission line at predetermined points in time relative to a first time reference, (b) acquiring second measurement data comprising corresponding pairs of voltage and current measurement values measured at a second location along the power transmission line at predetermined points in time relative to a second time reference, (c) calculating initial values of the power transmission line parameters and an initial value of the difference between the first time reference and the second time reference based on the first measurement data and the second measurement data, and (d) calculating resulting values of the power transmission line parameters and a resulting value of the difference between the first time reference and the second time reference by utilizing a least squares algorithm and the initial values of the power transmission line parameters, the initial value of the difference between the first time reference and the second time reference, the first measurement data, and the second measurement data. Furthermore, a data acquisition device and a system for determining power transmission line parameters as well as a computer program and a data carrier are described.