Electric Power ›› 2022, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (5): 143-148.DOI: 10.11930/j.issn.1004-9649.202101019

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Three-Phase Unbalanced Linear Power Flow Calculation Based on Voltage Magnitude Logarithmic Transformation

LI Hongwei1, PAN Li1, HAN Lu1, GE Mingrui2   

  1. 1. School of Electrical Engineering and Information, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China;
    2. School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
  • Received:2021-01-13 Revised:2022-04-14 Online:2022-05-28 Published:2022-05-18
  • Supported by:
    This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51607151)

Abstract: The linear power flow calculation method can provide better robustness and higher efficiency for active distribution network analysis and operation regulation. In this paper, a new three-phase unbalanced linear power flow calculation method is proposed. The voltage magnitude of the three-phase power flow equation is transformed into logarithmic form under polar coordinates. And then a reasonable linear approximation is formed according to the actual characteristics of the three-phase distribution network. The proposed method avoids iterating and can directly calculate the three-phase unbalanced power flow of the radial and weak-loop distribution networks as well as the distribution networks containing PV nodes.The proposed method is tested and compared through an IEEE33 three-phase unbalanced example, and its effectiveness has been verified.

Key words: linear power flow, three-phase unbalanced, distribution network, voltage magnitude logarithmic transformation