Slow coherency based network partitioning including load buses

The authors present a slow-coherency based network partitioning technique which groups generators and load buses simultaneously into several coherent areas. The technique uses the slow eigenbasis matrix which is extended to include load buses. A simple method of calculating the closeness of each row eigenvector to the reference row eigenvectors is used for grouping the load buses with the respective reference machine. The grouping information is useful for system reduction and identification of weak links for calculations involving network decouplings. The grouping method is illustrated using test systems and large practical systems