
From (3.15):
V
k
¼
I
k
y
kk
1
y
kk
X
N
i¼1
i6¼k
y
ki
V
i
ð3:16Þ
For a load:
V
k
I
k
¼ðP
k
þ jQ
k
Þ
I
k
¼
P
k
þ jQ
k
V
k
ð3:17Þ
Combining (3.16) and (3.17):
V
k
¼
1
y
kk
P
k
þ jQ
k
V
k
X
N
i¼1
i6¼k
y
ki
V
i
2
6
4
3
7
5
ð3:18Þ
For power-flow studies, one node is always specified as a voltage of constant
magnitude and angle and is called the slack bus. For studies of distributed gen-
eration the slack bus is often a strong node of the main power system.
The voltage of a busbar to which a large synchronous generator is connected
can be controlled by the generator excitation control. Therefore, such a busbar is
specified as a generator bus, or a PV bus, where the magnitude of the voltage and
active power are specified.
The third category of busbar is where a load is connected so that both active
and reactive powers are specified (PQ bus).
An induction generator can be represented by a PQ bus with a negative active
power and a positive reactive power as it generates P and absorbs Q. A distributed
generator with a power electronic interface can be used for power factor and/or
voltage control. If the voltage control is activated then it may be represented as a
PV bus. If only power factor correction is activated then it can be represented by a
PQ bus with a negative active power.
If there are N number of busbars in a power system, when one busbar is defined as
the slack or reference bus there will be (N1) simultaneous equations (3.18). The
unknowns in these equations depend on the category of the busbar. For example for a
generator bus, unknowns are the reactive power and voltage angle, whereas for a load
bus the unknowns are the magnitude and angle of the voltage. Once the (N1) equa-
tions are established, they can be solved using an iterative method. Two commonly
used techniques are the: Gauss–Siedal method and Newton–Raphson method [4,5].
1. Gauss–Siedal method
Choose an initial voltage for load busbars, say V
ð0Þ
i
¼ 1:0ff0
for i = 1 to N.
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