Power Systems, 3rd Edition

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Power Flow Analysis

Leonard L. Grigsby

Auburn University

Andrew P. Hanson

The Structure Group

3.1    Introduction

3.2    Power Flow Problem

3.3    Formulation of Bus Admittance Matrix

3.4    Formulation of Power Flow Equations

3.5    P–V Buses

3.6    Bus Classifications

3.7    Generalized Power Flow Development

Basic Power Flow Equations

3.8    Solution Methods

Newton–Raphson Method • Fast Decoupled Power Flow Solution

3.9    Component Power Flows

References

Further Information

3.1    Introduction

The equivalent circuit parameters of many power system components are described in other parts of this handbook. The interconnection of the different elements allows development of an overall power system model. The system model provides the basis ...