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Sustainable Energy, Grids and NetworksVolume 34, June 2023, Article number 101049

Decoupled load flow for large-scale multiphase distribution networks(Article)

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  • aUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Serbia
  • bUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Serbia

Abstract

The load flow procedure is the base procedure for various power applications in the distribution management systems. The modern distribution networks are significantly larger than the old ones and the need for the accurate and fast load flow calculation is understandable. This paper presents a decoupled model of consumers, line sections, and three-phase transformers which are integrated in the proposed backward–forward sweep procedure. The radialization procedure for the multi-phase weakly-meshed distribution networks has also been introduced. The decoupled load flow procedure has been presented in detail with its performance evaluated when applied on large-scale distribution networks. The results show that the speedup of the decoupled backward–forward procedure compared to the traditional coupled based one is up to 90%. The decoupled solution is more suited for the concurrent approach which will be analyzed in the future work. © 2023 Elsevier Ltd

Author keywords

Backward–forward sweepDecoupled network modelLoad flowUML

Indexed keywords

Engineering controlled terms:Electric load flow
Engineering uncontrolled termsBackward–forward sweepDecoupled network modelDistribution management systemsForward sweepsLarge-scalesLoad flowMultiphasesNetwork modelsPower applicationsUML
Engineering main heading:Electric power distribution

Funding details

Funding sponsor Funding number Acronym
451−03−47/2023−01/200125,451−03−47/2023−01/200156
  • 1

    This paper has been supported by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation, Serbia (Grant No. and ).

  • 2

    This paper has been supported by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation, Serbia (Grant No. 451−03−47/2023−01/200125 and 451−03−47/2023−01/200156).

  • ISSN: 23524677
  • Source Type: Journal
  • Original language: English
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.segan.2023.101049
  • Document Type: Article
  • Publisher: Elsevier Ltd

  Vojnović, N.; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Serbia;
© Copyright 2023 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

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