Load Supplying Capability of Generation-Transmission Networks

This paper describes an extension of the power transfer capacity calculation to the calculation of maximum power system loading. This loading capability is a function of the generation and transmission capacity of the power system. The dc power flow equations provide a basis for the development of constraint equations necessary in the linear programming optimization of the generation-transmission system. An example is provided to illustrate the concepts of the load supplying capability of the power system, and the application to assessment of network adequacy and long range planning is discussed.