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Convergence analysis of the triangular-based power flow method for AC distribution grids

International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) · Vol. 12 No. 1 (2022)

DOI
10.11591/ijece.v12i1.pp41-49
ISSN
2722-2578, 2088-8708
Published
2022-02-01
Publisher
Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

Abstract

This paper addresses the convergence analysis of the triangular-based power flow (PF) method in alternating current radial distribution networks. The PF formulation is made via upper-triangular matrices, which enables finding a general iterative PF formula that does not require admittance matrix calculations. The convergence analysis of this iterative formula is carried out by applying the Banach fixed-point theorem (BFPT), which allows demonstrating that under an adequate voltage profile the triangular-based PF always converges. Numerical validations are made, on the well-known 33 and 69 distribution networks test systems. Gauss-seidel, newton-raphson, and backward/forward PF methods are considered for the sake of comparison. All the simulations are carried out in MATLAB software.

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  • Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
  • Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira
  • Institución Universitaria ITM
  • Institución Universitaria Pascual Bravo
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Carlos Alberto Ramírez-VanegasUniversidad Tecnológica de Pereira2
Jauder Alexander Ocampo-ToroInstitución Universitaria Pascual Bravo2
Luis Imbachi GuerreroUniversidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas1
Fredy Jiménez RubioUniversidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas1
Mario Alberto Rodríguez BarreraUniversidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas1

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