Employing Extensible Markup Language (XML) in IEEE Std 1159.3-2002 PQDIF

Abstract

This paper presents a method of representing the new IEEE power quality data interchange format (PQDIF) in extensible markup language (XML). IEEE PQDIF is a binary file format specified in IEEE Std 1159.2-2002 that is used to exchange power quality measurements between software applications. XML is a commonly used text-based format for exchanging data through the Internet. The paper summarizes the key features and similarities between PQDIF and XML, proposes a method for storing PQDIF observations in XML, and then presents two examples