Log(v) 3LPF: A Linear Power Flow Formulation for Unbalanced Three-Phase Distribution Systems

In this work, we introduce Log(v) 3LPF, a linear power flow solver for unbalanced three-phase distribution systems. Log(v) 3LPF uses a logarithmic transform of the voltage phasor to linearize the AC power flow equations around the balanced case. We incorporate the modeling of ZIP loads, transformers...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on power systems 2023-01, Vol.38 (1), p.100-113
Main Authors: Carreno, Ignacio Losada, Scaglione, Anna, Saha, Shammya Shananda, Arnold, Daniel, Ngo, Sy-Toan, Roberts, Ciaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Admittance
Capacitor banks
Distribution systems modeling
Flow equations
linear power flow
Load flow
Load modeling
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical models
Matrices (mathematics)
Phase distribution
Phasors
Power flow
Sherman-Morrison-Woodbury
Solvers
sparse solvers
Switches
three-phase unbalanced
transformer modeling
Transformers
Transforms
Unbalance
Voltage
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Summary:In this work, we introduce Log(v) 3LPF, a linear power flow solver for unbalanced three-phase distribution systems. Log(v) 3LPF uses a logarithmic transform of the voltage phasor to linearize the AC power flow equations around the balanced case. We incorporate the modeling of ZIP loads, transformers, capacitor banks, switches and their corresponding controls and express the network equations in matrix-vector form. With scalability in mind, special attention is given to the computation of the inverse of the system admittance matrix, Ybus. We use the Sherman-Morrison-Woodbury identity for an efficient computation of the inverse of a rank-k corrected matrix and compare the performance of this method with traditional LU decomposition methods using Big-\mathcal {O} notation. We showcase the solver for a variety of network sizes, ranging from tens to thousands of nodes, and compare the Log(v) 3LPF with commercial-grade software, such as OpenDSS.
ISSN:0885-8950
1558-0679
DOI:10.1109/TPWRS.2022.3166725