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- noun mathematics A representation of a
complex number in terms of a complexexponential . - noun sciences and (
engineering ) A plotted line whose length and angle represent theamplitude andphase , respectively, of asinusoidally varying quantity such as an alternating current.
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A phasor is a vector ( 'arrow') drawn in this plain representing a quantity like an electrical current, voltage or power.
1. Phasor diagram 1992
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Grid Monitoring Demonstrations will support the installation and networking of multiple high-resolution, time-synchronized grid monitoring devices, called phasor measurement units, that allow transmission system operators to see, and therefore influence, electric flows in real-time.
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Grid Monitoring Demonstrations will support the installation and networking of multiple high-resolution, time-synchronized grid monitoring devices, called phasor measurement units, that allow transmission system operators to see, and therefore influence, electric flows in real-time.
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Department of Energy to implement synchrophasors, also known as phasor measurement units (PMUs), to more accurately measure voltage and current within the Eastern Interconnection.
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* Grid Monitoring Demonstrations will support the installation and networking of multiple high-resolution, time-synchronized grid monitoring devices, called phasor measurement units, that allow transmission system operators to see, and therefore influence, electric flows in real-time.
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Electric Transmission Systems - devices, equipment, and/or software applications such as phasor measurement units, phasor data concentrators, and visualization tools that use phasor or other data in bulk power markets
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A synchrophasor has several components, including a phasor-management unit, or PMU, which is installed inside a substation; GPS technology, which allows various PMUs to communicate with one another; and a centralized computer system, which provides an instant, comprehensive grid diagnostic.
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A synchrophasor has several components, including a phasor-management unit, or PMU, which is installed inside a substation; GPS technology, which allows various PMUs to communicate with one another; and a centralized computer system, which provides an instant, comprehensive grid diagnostic.
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Mark Terence Chapman: A case of Mars bars to offer friendly aliens, a phasor for the unfriendly aliens, and a sonic screwdriver — because stuff is always breaking down at the wrong time.
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Mark Terence Chapman: A case of Mars bars to offer friendly aliens, a phasor for the unfriendly aliens, and a sonic screwdriver — because stuff is always breaking down at the wrong time.
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