This project is applying advanced statistical data processing techniques to examine phasor measurements provided by the Bonneville Power Administration. It uses these techniques to identify trends in (or patterns involving) multiple phase angles or other measurements, which are difficult to identify using standard analysis approaches.
Tuffner, Frank
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