An Improved Taylor Method for Frequency Measurement in Power Systems

The frequency of a power system is an important operational parameter for the safety, stability, and efficiency of the power system. Accurate and fast measurement of frequency is a goal required in many applications, for example, for load shedding. An improved Taylor approximation method (ITAM) algorithm is proposed, and a comparison of the new algorithm with the conventional Taylor approximation method (TAM) algorithm is presented in this paper under the assumption of the presence of a direct-current (dc) offset component, higher order harmonics, and random noise in the power system signal. The proposed ITAM has the characteristics of low computational and simple hardware requirements, as well as more accurate measurement performance. Another key feature of the algorithm is a good tracing ability for the frequency change and measurement of rate of change of the frequency of a power system.