Title :
PowerCube-a software package for solving load flow problems
Author :
Ni, L.M. ; Salam, F.M.A. ; Tzen, T.H. ; Sun, X. ; Guo, S.
Author_Institution :
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
Abstract :
PowerCube is a homotopy-based parallel program package for computing all the solutions of the load flow equations of power systems. This package adapts the most rigorous mathematical techniques for tracing homotopy curves, checks for the possibility of curve-merging, and selects a convenient dynamic time-step to execute its computation. It also uses a minimal number of homotopy curves, based on a deficient system, for the load flow of power systems. The package runs on a 64-node Ncube multicomputer, and can be easily ported to other message-passing multicomputers. It is user friendly and the authors believe that it will be valuable for solving load flow problems
Keywords :
load flow; parallel algorithms; power system analysis computing; software packages; 64-node Ncube multicomputer; PowerCube; convenient dynamic time-step; curve-merging; homotopy-based parallel program package; load flow; message-passing multicomputers; power systems; software package; Computer science; Equations; Load flow; Packaging; Polynomials; Power system dynamics; Power systems; Software packages; Sun; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1989., Proceedings of the 32nd Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Champaign, IL
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.1989.101781
