Linear Iterative Power Flow Approach Based on the Current Injection Model of Load and Generator

Power flow (PF) is a fundamental tool for operation, automation and optimization of the power systems. Due to the nonlinearity of the PF system equations, the classical PF solutions are computationally very demanding. As a common approach in solving the nonlinear equations, linearization is a potential technique which can simplify and accelerate the PF calculations. In this context, this paper proposes a linear fast iterative method based on the fixed-point iteration technique in which a linearized model of generator along with a ZI load model are integrated in a simplified system of linear equations (SLE) of Yv=i . The relaxation method is used during the deriving process of generator equivalent current in this approach. However, the already developed ZI load model based on the curve-fitting technique has been exploited in this work. The accuracy of the proposed PF method has been compared with calculated results from DIgSILENT PowerFactory on the benchmark IEEE 33-bus test system and on a large medium voltage network in Germany.