System News & Studies
Additional relevant information may be found on the
BPA Transmission System Planning page.
- PERFORMANCE VALIDATION & NOISE INJECTION STAGED TEST PLAN 2013
Test Plan 2013
Please direct any questions to
Jim Burns at jwburns@bpa.gov. or
Dan Goodrich at dagoodrich@bpa.gov (13Mar13)
- PERFORMANCE VALIDATION & NOISE INJECTION STAGED TEST PLAN 2012
Test Plan 2012
Please direct any questions to
Jim Burns at jwburns@bpa.gov. or
Dan Goodrich at dagoodrich@bpa.gov (26May12)
- PERFORMANCE VALIDATION & NOISE INJECTION STAGED TEST PLAN 2011
Test Plan 2011
Please direct any questions to
Jim Burns at jwburns@bpa.gov.
(14Jul11)
- RAS GEN DROP ARMING
For the last three years, High Gen Drop RAS has been armed 47.1% of the time (range 9.8%-99.9% per month).
Low Gen Drop RAS has been armed 35.4% of the time (range of 1.9% to 99.9% per month).
Please direct any questions to
John Kerr at jskerr@bpa.gov.
(25Aug09)
- PERFORMANCE VALIDATION & NOISE INJECTION STAGED TEST PLAN 2009 (Revised)
Test Plan 2009 Rev1
Please direct any questions to
Jim Burns at jwburns@bpa.gov.
(23Jun09)
- PERFORMANCE VALIDATION & NOISE INJECTION STAGED TEST PLAN 2009
Test Plan 2009
Please direct any questions to
Jim Burns at jwburns@bpa.gov.
(28Apr09)
- STAGED SYSTEM TESTS FOR VALIDATION OF WECC SYSTEM PERFORMANCE MODELING: Summary Report for August 19, 2008
This is a summary report of the probing tests of Aug 19, 2008. More detailed analysis will be presented in future reports.
INTERIM Test Report 2008
Please direct any questions to
Jim Burns at jwburns@bpa.gov.
(28Jan09)
- PERFORMANCE VALIDATION & NOISE INJECTION STAGED TEST PLAN 2008
Under this plan the Chief Joseph Braking Resistor will be test inserted, the PDCI
Probing 3-cycle signals at 0.25 Hz and 0.7 Hz tests and mid-level probing tests
will be applied, as well as additional Noise Injection Tests to the Pacific HVDC
Intertie on August 19-20, 2008.
Test Plan 2008
Please direct any questions to
Jim Burns at jwburns@bpa.gov.
(31Jul08)