pyPMU — Open source python package for synchrophasor data transfer

pyPMU is an open source Python package library that implements the IEEE C37.118 standard protocol for synchrophasor data transfer. Synchrophasor measurements provide a precise and time-synchronized phasor measurements collected throughout power grid. The pyPMU library offers various functions for supporting synchrophasor applications and it enables rapid synchrophasor test bed implementations. The paper provides detailed overview of the pyPMU package, its installation, and usage examples. The most interesting use scenarios include PMU simulator and PMU data stream splitter, which have been described in the paper. The discussion illustrates initial benchmarking results and current issues. Finally, the paper outlines future work on the improvements and practical applications. The pyPMU project is published under 3-clause BSD license and made available at GitHub.