Pulse Compression Probing for Tracking Distribution Feeder Models

Abstract: A Pulse-Compression Probing (PCP) method is applied in time-domain to identify an equivalent circuit model of a distribution network as seen from the transmission grid. A Pseudo-Random Binary Pulse Train (PRBPT) is injected as a voltage signal at the input of the feeder and processed to recover the impulse response. A transfer function and circuit model is fitted to the response, allowing the feeder to be modeled as a quasi-steady-state sinusoidal (QSSS) source behind a network. The method is verified on the IEEE 13-Node Distribution Test System, identifying a second order circuit model with less than seven cycles latency and a signal to noise ratio of 15.07 dB in the input feeder current.