Document Review

Performed by the WECC-0099 Drafting Team / Control Work Group

Regarding Document Classification of Power System Stabilizer-Related
Requirements
WSCC
Tutorial on
Power
System
Stabilizers
Found here.

WECC Power
System
Stabilizer
Design and
Performance
Criteria 1

WECC Power
System
Stabilizer
Tuning
Guidelines

WECC
Policy
Statement
on PSS
found here

Criteria for
Determining
Excitation
System
Suitability
for PSS in
WSCC
System
found here

No

Yes- all

found here

found here

WECC Test
Guidelines
for
Synchronous
Unit Dynamic
Testing and
Model
Validation
found here
Reissued:
here

Is there overlap
with other
documents

Consider
linking or
combining
with Tuning
Guidelines

Reformatted
Criteria.
Tuning
Guidelines

Small amount
of overlap with
definitions and
descriptions
with Suitability

Is there overlap
with NERC
standards

No

No

No

Yes In
service
Requirement
and
exceptions

No

No

Yes
addressed
when the
WECC-0074
Criterion was
drafted.

Does the
document define a
requirement for
reliability

No

Yes PSS
Minimum
performance
requirement

No

Yes- Defines
application
PSS, and
Operation.

No-but
defines the
benchmark
for
application of
PSS.

No

Yes migrated
to WECC-0074.

No

No

No, but its

content is
addressed in
the WECC0074 that is a
FITB document.

Number of
Units with
PSS on-line.
Is the document a
fill in the blank
standard

No

No

No

No

This is same document as VAR-502-WECC-CRT-0 that has been reformatted.

Yes with Gen

Unit Model
Validation
Policy.

WECC
Generating
Facility Data,
Testing and
Model
Validation
Requirements
found here.

Yes WECC0074, Steady

State and
Dynamic Data
Criterion

Does the
document
describe action
that makes the
procedure
consistent in
WECC for
Technical
procedures or
consistent
business practices

No

Yes,
Verification
Reporting

No

No

No

No

Yes

Does the
document
describe a goal for
consistency in
WECC

No

Yes for the

Type of
PSS2A and
Electric Power
type limitations

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Does the
document
describe a step by
Step procedure or
explanation of a
technical issue

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Does the
document provide
training material

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Some value

Does the
document improve
awareness of
technical issues

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Is the document
only for WECC
organization or
WECC staff

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Is the document
up to date

Should be
updated for
digital
controllers.

Consideration
for updating.

Should be
updated for the
latest IEEE
Model

No

No

No

No

Is the document
needed?

Yes

Hold

Yes

Hold

No Should
consider a
means of
preserving
the
information.

Yes, for
training
purposes

No, but
historical
narrative could
be retained.

Recommended
Classification

WECC
Report

Minimum
Performance
Requirements
should
migrate to a
Standard.
Verification
Reporting
should
migrate to a
RBP.
The type of
PSS should
migrate to a
Guideline.

WECC
Guideline

WECC
Regional
Standard

WECC
Report

WECC
Guideline

Retire. Its
content has
been
addressed in
WECC-0074,
Steady State
and Dynamic
Data Criterion.