Preface -- INTRODUCTION -- Operating States of a Power System -- Power System Security Analysis -- State Estimation -- Summary -- WEIGHTED LEAST SQUARES STATE ESTIMATION -- Introduction -- Component Modeling and Assumptions -- Building the Network Model -- Maximum Likelihood Estimation -- Measurement Model and Assumptions -- WLS State Estimation Algorithm -- Decoupled Formulation of the WLS State Estimation -- DC State Estimation Model -- Problems -- References -- ALTERNATIVE FORMULATIONS OF THE WLS STATE ESTIMATION -- Weaknesses of the Normal Equations Formulation -- Orthogonal Factorization -- Hybrid Method -- Method of Peters and Wilkinson -- Equality-Constrained WLS State Estimation -- Augmented Matrix Approach -- Blocked Formulation -- Comparison of Techniques -- Problems -- References -- NETWORK OBSERVABILITY ANALYSIS -- Networks and Graphs -- NetworkMatrices -- LoopEquations -- Methods of Observability Analysis -- Numerical Method Based on the Branch Variable Formulation -- Numerical Method Based on the Nodal Variable Formulation -- Topological Observability Analysis Method -- Determination of Critical Measurements -- Measurement Design -- Summary -- Problems -- References -- BAD DATA DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION -- Properties of Measurement Residuals -- Classification of Measurements -- Bad Data Detection and IdentiRability -- Bad Data Detection -- Properties of Normalized Residuals -- Bad Data Identification -- Largest Normalized Residual Test -- Hypothesis Testing Identification (HTI) -- Summary -- Problems -- References -- ROBUST STATE ESTIMATION -- Introduction -- Robustness and Breakdown Points -- Outliers and Leverage Points -- M-Estimators -- Least Absolute Value (LAV) Estimation -- Discussion -- Problems -- References -- NETWORK PARAMETER ESTIMATION -- Introduction -- Influence of Parameter Errors on State Estimation Results -- Identification of Suspicious Parameters -- Classification of Parameter Estimation Methods -- Parameter Estimation Based on Residua! Sensitivity Analysis -- Parameter Estimation Based on State Vector Augmentation -- Parameter Estimation Based on Historical Series of Data -- Transformer Tap Estimation -- Observability of Network Parameters -- Discussion -- Problems -- References -- TOPOLOGY ERROR PROCESSING -- Introduction -- Types of Topology Errors -- Detection of Topology Errors -- Classification of Methods for Topology Error Analysis -- Preliminary Topology Validation -- Branch Status Errors -- Substation Configuration Errors -- Substation Graph and Reduced Model -- Implicit Substation Model: State and Status Estimation -- Observability Analysis Revisited -- Problems -- References -- STATE ESTIMATION USING AMPERE MEASUREMENTS -- Introduction -- Modeling of Ampere Measurements -- Difficulties in Using Ampere Measurements -- Inequality-Constrained State Estimation -- Heuristic Determination of F-# Solution Uniqueness -- Algorithmic Determination of Solution Uniqueness -- Identification of Nonuniquely Observable Branches -- Measurement Classification and Bad Data Identification -- Problems -- References -- Appendix A Review of Basic Statistics -- Appendix B Review of Sparse Linear Equation Solution -- References -- Index.