Title :
Reliable load flow technique for radial distribution networks
Author :
Gomez Esposito, A. ; Ramos, Esther Romero
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Sevilla, Spain
fDate :
8/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents a method to solve the power flow problem in radial distribution networks. In the proposed formulation, the load flow equations are written in terms of new variables resulting in a set of 3N equations (2N linear plus N quadratic) for a network with N+1 buses. A computationally efficient solution scheme based on the Newton-Raphson method is proposed, and possible simplifications are discussed. Finally, a comparative evaluation of the proposed method´s performance against existing algorithms is provided
Keywords :
Newton-Raphson method; control system analysis computing; control system synthesis; load flow control; power distribution control; power system analysis computing; 3N equations; Newton-Raphson method; computational efficiency; load flow equations; radial distribution networks; reliable load flow technique; Algorithm design and analysis; Computational efficiency; Computer networks; Convergence; Jacobian matrices; Load flow; Newton method; Nonlinear equations; Robustness; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on