It is feasible to record and monitor the power systems’
dynamic behavior with the extensive deployment of phasor
measurement units (PMU). PMU provides high-precision data in
which has shown applications in many fields. This study gives a
comprehensive prospective of the application of PMU in fault
detection. Basically, this paper evaluates the application of this
data for fault detection. In which, it is crucial to detect the faults at
their early stage so remedial reaction can be taken to reduce the
potential damage. Second, the incorporation of the PMU data
into state estimation algorithms to achieve more stable and
accurate estimation algorithm. It is demonstrated, incorporating
the PMU data will increase the observability of the system,
however more comprehensive algorithm to monitor the system
and detect the faults is needed.