Patents by Inventor Wenpeng Yu

Wenpeng Yu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11340271
    Abstract: A method includes performing by a processor: receiving a plurality of synchrophasor measurements of a power system signal associated with a time interval from a plurality of phasor measurement units (PMUs), respectively, each of the plurality of synchrophasor measurements including a phase angle, frequency value, and a timestamp associated with the synchrophasor measurement; determining, for each of the plurality of PMUs, a dominant mode frequency of a forced oscillation signal component of the power system signal based on the frequency value and the phase angle; determining, for each of the plurality of PMUs, a mode angle of the forced oscillation signal component at the dominant mode frequency; and determining a geographic forced oscillation source location for a source of the forced oscillation signal component based on the plurality of mode angles associated with each of the plurality of PMUs, respectively, and geographic locations of the plurality of PMUs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yilu Liu, Weikang Wang, Wenpeng Yu, Chujie Zeng, Lin Zhu
  • Publication number: 20220137112
    Abstract: A method includes performing by a processor: determining a phase angle alignment parameter based on a ratio of a phase angle difference and a frequency difference, the phase angle difference comprising a difference between a first phase angle corresponding to a reference synchronized measurement device (SMD) and a second phase angle corresponding to a follower SMD, the frequency difference comprising a difference between a frequency at which the first and second phase angles are measured and a nominal frequency; receiving a first plurality of synchrophasor measurements of a power system signal from the reference SMD; receiving a second plurality of synchrophasor measurements of the power system signal from the follower SMD, the first plurality of synchrophasor measurements and the second plurality of synchrophasor measurements being offset in time relative to each other by a sampling time shift; and aligning phase angles of the second plurality of synchrophasor measurements with phase angles of the first plur
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Yilu LIU, Wenxuan YAO, He YIN, Wenpeng YU
  • Publication number: 20220034947
    Abstract: A method includes performing by a processor: receiving a plurality of synchrophasor measurements of a power system signal associated with a time interval from a plurality of phasor measurement units (PMUs), respectively, each of the plurality of synchrophasor measurements including a phase angle, frequency value, and a timestamp associated with the synchrophasor measurement; determining, for each of the plurality of PMUs, a dominant mode frequency of a forced oscillation signal component of the power system signal based on the frequency value and the phase angle; determining, for each of the plurality of PMUs, a mode angle of the forced oscillation signal component at the dominant mode frequency; and determining a geographic forced oscillation source location for a source of the forced oscillation signal component based on the plurality of mode angles associated with each of the plurality of PMUs, respectively, and geographic locations of the plurality of PMUs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: YILU LIU, WEIKANG WANG, WENPENG YU, CHUJIE ZENG, LIN ZHU
  • Patent number: 11209469
    Abstract: A method includes performing by a processor: receiving a plurality of synchrophasor measurements of a power system signal associated with a time interval from a phasor measurement unit (PMU), each of the plurality of synchrophasor measurements including a phase angle, frequency value, and a timestamp associated with the synchrophasor measurement, determining a plurality of relative phase angles based on the plurality of phase angles, determining a correlation coefficient between the plurality of relative phase angles and a plurality of corresponding frequency values of the power system signal, and detecting an error in the plurality of timestamps based on the correlation coefficient; estimating the error in the plurality of timestamps based on the plurality of relative phase angles and the plurality of corresponding frequency values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Yilu Liu, Wenpeng Yu, Wenxuan Yao
  • Patent number: 10948527
    Abstract: A method includes performing by a processor: receiving a plurality of power system phase angle measurements over a time interval from a plurality of phasor measurement units (PMUs) in a power system, generating a phase angle curve over the time interval based on the plurality of power system phase angle measurements, and detecting a sustained oscillation event in a power signal generated by the power system based on an envelope of the phase angle curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Yilu Liu, Ling Wu, Wenpeng Yu
  • Publication number: 20200371143
    Abstract: A method includes performing by a processor: receiving a plurality of synchrophasor measurements of a power system signal associated with a time interval from a phasor measurement unit (PMU), each of the plurality of synchrophasor measurements including a phase angle, frequency value, and a timestamp associated with the synchrophasor measurement, determining a plurality of relative phase angles based on the plurality of phase angles, determining a correlation coefficient between the plurality of relative phase angles and a plurality of corresponding frequency values of the power system signal, and detecting an error in the plurality of timestamps based on the correlation coefficient; estimating the error in the plurality of timestamps based on the plurality of relative phase angles and the plurality of corresponding frequency values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Yilu Liu, Wenpeng YU, Wenxuan YAO
  • Publication number: 20200371142
    Abstract: A method includes performing by a processor: receiving a plurality of power system phase angle measurements over a time interval from a plurality of phasor measurement units (PMUs) in a power system, generating a phase angle curve over the time interval based on the plurality of power system phase angle measurements, and detecting a sustained oscillation event in a power signal generated by the power system based on an envelope of the phase angle curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Yilu Liu, Ling Wu, Wenpeng Yu