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G-S voltage and power flow, 2-bus

Short answer

Net bus 2 injection is –0.5 + j0 pu. Gauss-Seidel converges to V2 = 0.9115∠–24.29° pu. Power flow from bus 1 to 2: S12 = 0.500 + j0.226 pu.

Using G-S load flow analysis, compute the voltage at bus 2 of figure shown below if V1 = 1∠0° pu. Find also power flow between bus 1 and 2. (all values are in pu). [Figure: bus 1 with source V1 and load Sd1; line Z = j0.75 between buses 1 and 2; bus 2 with load Sd2 = 0.5 + j1.0 and injection S2 = j1.0 (shunt capacitor)]

Bus 1 is the slack bus (V1=1∠0∘V_1 = 1\angle 0^\circ). At bus 2 the net injected power is the capacitor injection minus the load:

S2=P2+jQ2=j1.0−(0.5+j1.0)=−0.5+j0 puS_2 = P_2 + jQ_2 = j1.0 - (0.5 + j1.0) = -0.5 + j0\ \text{pu}

So bus 2 is a PQ bus with P2=−0.5P_2 = -0.5, Q2=0Q_2 = 0. The load Sd1S_{d1} at bus 1 does not affect V2V_2.

Y-bus

y12=1/j0.75=−j1.3333y_{12} = 1/j0.75 = -j1.3333 pu:

Ybus=[−j1.3333j1.3333j1.3333−j1.3333]Y_{bus} = \begin{bmatrix} -j1.3333 & j1.3333 \\ j1.3333 & -j1.3333 \end{bmatrix}

Gauss-Seidel equation for bus 2

V2(k+1)=1Y22[P2−jQ2V2(k)∗−Y21V1]=1−j1.3333[−0.5V2(k)∗−j1.3333]=1−j0.375V2(k)∗\begin{aligned} V_2^{(k+1)} &= \frac{1}{Y_{22}}\left[\frac{P_2 - jQ_2}{V_2^{(k)*}} - Y_{21}V_1\right] \\ &= \frac{1}{-j1.3333}\left[\frac{-0.5}{V_2^{(k)*}} - j1.3333\right] \\ &= 1 - \frac{j0.375}{V_2^{(k)*}} \end{aligned}

Iteration 1 (flat start V2(0)=1∠0∘V_2^{(0)} = 1\angle 0^\circ):

V2(1)=1−j0.3751=1.0000−j0.3750=1.0680∠−20.556∘V_2^{(1)} = 1 - \frac{j0.375}{1} = 1.0000 - j0.3750 = 1.0680\angle -20.556^\circ

Iteration 2:

V2(2)=1−j0.3751.0000+j0.3750=0.8767−j0.3288=0.9363∠−20.556∘V_2^{(2)} = 1 - \frac{j0.375}{1.0000 + j0.3750} = 0.8767 - j0.3288 = 0.9363\angle -20.556^\circ

Continuing until the change is below 10−410^{-4} pu:

Iteration kkV2(k)V_2^{(k)} (rectangular)V2(k)V_2^{(k)} (polar)
11.0000 - j0.37501.0680∠−20.556∘1.0680\angle -20.556^\circ
20.8767 - j0.32880.9363∠−20.556∘0.9363\angle -20.556^\circ
30.8594 - j0.37500.9376∠−23.575∘0.9376\angle -23.575^\circ
40.8400 - j0.36660.9165∠−23.575∘0.9165\angle -23.575^\circ
50.8364 - j0.37500.9166∠−24.150∘0.9166\angle -24.150^\circ
60.8326 - j0.37330.9125∠−24.150∘0.9125\angle -24.150^\circ
.........
100.8308 - j0.37490.9115∠−24.289∘0.9115\angle -24.289^\circ
110.8308 - j0.37500.9115∠−24.294∘0.9115\angle -24.294^\circ
V2=0.9115∠−24.29∘ puV_2 = 0.9115\angle -24.29^\circ\ \text{pu}

Check (exact solution): with Q2=0Q_2 = 0 and a lossless line, ∣V2∣=cos⁡δ2|V_2| = \cos\delta_2 and P2=1.3333∣V2∣sin⁡δ2=−0.5P_2 = 1.3333|V_2|\sin\delta_2 = -0.5, so sin⁡2δ2=−0.75\sin 2\delta_2 = -0.75, giving δ2=−24.30∘\delta_2 = -24.30^\circ and ∣V2∣=0.9114|V_2| = 0.9114 pu, which matches.

Power flow between buses 1 and 2

I12=V1−V2j0.75=0.5000−j0.2256=0.5486∠−24.29∘ puS12=V1I12∗=0.5000+j0.2256 puS21=V2(−I12)∗=−0.5000 pu\begin{aligned} I_{12} &= \frac{V_1 - V_2}{j0.75} = 0.5000 - j0.2256 = 0.5486\angle -24.29^\circ\ \text{pu} \\ S_{12} &= V_1I_{12}^{*} = 0.5000 + j0.2256\ \text{pu} \\ S_{21} &= V_2(-I_{12})^{*} = -0.5000\ \text{pu} \end{aligned}

Line loss =S12+S21=j0.2257= S_{12} + S_{21} = j0.2257 pu (reactive only, as the line has no resistance).

Answer: V2≈0.911∠−24.29∘V_2 \approx 0.911\angle -24.29^\circ pu; power sent from bus 1 to bus 2 is S12=0.500+j0.226S_{12} = 0.500 + j0.226 pu, and bus 2 receives 0.50.5 pu real power with zero reactive power.

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