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G-S load flow with given Ybus, losses

Short answer

Using G-S method with flat start, after two iterations: V2 = 0.9798∠-5.63° pu, V3 = 0.9882∠-5.59° pu. Slack bus P_G1 = 3.2121 pu, Q_G1 = 1.4908 pu. Real power loss is zero (network pure reactance); reactive power loss is 0.1717 pu.

A three-bus power system has all the three diagonal elements of Ybus matrix equal to −j12 pu and all the off-diagonal elements equal to j6 pu. The power and bus voltages are as follows:

Bus NoPloadQloadPgenQgenVBus Type
12.00.6??1.05∠0Slack
20.70.500?PQ
30.60.300?PQ

Carry out the load flow analysis (up to 2nd iteration) to compute the unknown variables in the above table starting from assumptions of unknown voltage magnitude as 1 pu and phase voltage angle zero degree using G-S method. Also compute the network real and reactive power losses.

Bus 1 is the slack bus; buses 2 and 3 are load (PQ) buses. Gauss-Seidel is used with the given YbusY_{bus}, flat start V2(0)=V3(0)=1∠0∘V_2^{(0)} = V_3^{(0)} = 1\angle 0^\circ pu, and no acceleration factor.

Data

Yii=−j12Y_{ii} = -j12 pu and Yij=j6Y_{ij} = j6 pu. Net injections (Pi=PGi−PLiP_i = P_{Gi} - P_{Li}):

P2−jQ2=−0.7+j0.5P3−jQ3=−0.6+j0.3\begin{aligned} P_2 - jQ_2 &= -0.7 + j0.5 \\ P_3 - jQ_3 &= -0.6 + j0.3 \end{aligned}

Gauss-Seidel iterations

Iteration 1

V2(1)=1Y22[P2−jQ2V2∗−Y21V1−Y23V3]P2−jQ2V2∗=−0.7000+j0.50001.0000=−0.7000+j0.5000∑k≠2Y2kVk=j12.3000V2(1)=(−0.7000+j0.5000)−(j12.3000)−j12.0000=0.9833−j0.0583=0.9851∠−3.3949∘ pu\begin{aligned} V_2^{(1)} &= \frac{1}{Y_{22}}\left[\frac{P_2 - jQ_2}{V_2^{*}} - Y_{21}V_1 - Y_{23}V_3\right] \\ \frac{P_2 - jQ_2}{V_2^{*}} &= \frac{-0.7000 + j0.5000}{1.0000} = -0.7000 + j0.5000 \\ \textstyle\sum_{k\ne 2} Y_{2k}V_k &= j12.3000 \\ V_2^{(1)} &= \frac{(-0.7000 + j0.5000) - (j12.3000)}{-j12.0000} = 0.9833 - j0.0583 \\ &= 0.9851\angle -3.3949^\circ\ \text{pu} \end{aligned} V3(1)=1Y33[P3−jQ3V3∗−Y31V1−Y32V2]P3−jQ3V3∗=−0.6000+j0.30001.0000=−0.6000+j0.3000∑k≠3Y3kVk=0.3500+j12.2000V3(1)=(−0.6000+j0.3000)−(0.3500+j12.2000)−j12.0000=0.9917−j0.0792=0.9948∠−4.5644∘ pu\begin{aligned} V_3^{(1)} &= \frac{1}{Y_{33}}\left[\frac{P_3 - jQ_3}{V_3^{*}} - Y_{31}V_1 - Y_{32}V_2\right] \\ \frac{P_3 - jQ_3}{V_3^{*}} &= \frac{-0.6000 + j0.3000}{1.0000} = -0.6000 + j0.3000 \\ \textstyle\sum_{k\ne 3} Y_{3k}V_k &= 0.3500 + j12.2000 \\ V_3^{(1)} &= \frac{(-0.6000 + j0.3000) - (0.3500 + j12.2000)}{-j12.0000} = 0.9917 - j0.0792 \\ &= 0.9948\angle -4.5644^\circ\ \text{pu} \end{aligned}

Iteration 2

V2(2)=1Y22[P2−jQ2V2∗−Y21V1−Y23V3]P2−jQ2V2∗=−0.7000+j0.50000.9833+j0.0583=−0.6793+j0.5488∑k≠2Y2kVk=0.4750+j12.2500V2(2)=(−0.6793+j0.5488)−(0.4750+j12.2500)−j12.0000=0.9751−j0.0962=0.9798∠−5.6339∘ pu\begin{aligned} V_2^{(2)} &= \frac{1}{Y_{22}}\left[\frac{P_2 - jQ_2}{V_2^{*}} - Y_{21}V_1 - Y_{23}V_3\right] \\ \frac{P_2 - jQ_2}{V_2^{*}} &= \frac{-0.7000 + j0.5000}{0.9833 + j0.0583} = -0.6793 + j0.5488 \\ \textstyle\sum_{k\ne 2} Y_{2k}V_k &= 0.4750 + j12.2500 \\ V_2^{(2)} &= \frac{(-0.6793 + j0.5488) - (0.4750 + j12.2500)}{-j12.0000} = 0.9751 - j0.0962 \\ &= 0.9798\angle -5.6339^\circ\ \text{pu} \end{aligned} V3(2)=1Y33[P3−jQ3V3∗−Y31V1−Y32V2]P3−jQ3V3∗=−0.6000+j0.30000.9917+j0.0792=−0.5772+j0.3486∑k≠3Y3kVk=0.5772+j12.1506V3(2)=(−0.5772+j0.3486)−(0.5772+j12.1506)−j12.0000=0.9835−j0.0962=0.9882∠−5.5864∘ pu\begin{aligned} V_3^{(2)} &= \frac{1}{Y_{33}}\left[\frac{P_3 - jQ_3}{V_3^{*}} - Y_{31}V_1 - Y_{32}V_2\right] \\ \frac{P_3 - jQ_3}{V_3^{*}} &= \frac{-0.6000 + j0.3000}{0.9917 + j0.0792} = -0.5772 + j0.3486 \\ \textstyle\sum_{k\ne 3} Y_{3k}V_k &= 0.5772 + j12.1506 \\ V_3^{(2)} &= \frac{(-0.5772 + j0.3486) - (0.5772 + j12.1506)}{-j12.0000} = 0.9835 - j0.0962 \\ &= 0.9882\angle -5.5864^\circ\ \text{pu} \end{aligned}

Results after the 2nd iteration

BusVoltage (pu)
11.05∠0∘1.05\angle 0^\circ
20.9798∠−5.6339∘0.9798\angle -5.6339^\circ
30.9882∠−5.5864∘0.9882\angle -5.5864^\circ

Slack bus power

P1−jQ1=V1∗∑kY1kVk=(1.0500)(1.1543−j0.8484)=1.2121−j0.8908⇒P1=1.2121 pu,Q1=0.8908 puPG1=P1+PL1=1.2121+2.00=3.2121 puQG1=Q1+QL1=0.8908+0.60=1.4908 pu\begin{aligned} P_1 - jQ_1 &= V_1^{*}\textstyle\sum_k Y_{1k}V_k = (1.0500)(1.1543 - j0.8484) \\ &= 1.2121 - j0.8908 \\ \Rightarrow P_1 &= 1.2121\ \text{pu},\quad Q_1 = 0.8908\ \text{pu} \\ P_{G1} &= P_1 + P_{L1} = 1.2121 + 2.00 = 3.2121\ \text{pu} \\ Q_{G1} &= Q_1 + Q_{L1} = 0.8908 + 0.60 = 1.4908\ \text{pu} \end{aligned}

Network losses

Line flows, using yij=−Yij=−j6y_{ij} = -Y_{ij} = -j6 pu and Sij=Vi[(Vi−Vj)yij]∗S_{ij} = V_i[(V_i - V_j)y_{ij}]^{*}:

LineSijS_{ij} (pu)SjiS_{ji} (pu)Loss (pu)
1-20.6060 + j0.4719-0.6060 - j0.3827j0.0892
1-30.6060 + j0.4189-0.6060 - j0.3369j0.0821
2-3-0.0048 - j0.04910.0048 + j0.0496j0.0004

The network is purely reactive (no resistance), so the real power loss is zero:

Ploss=P1+P2+P3=1.2121+(−0.6108)+(−0.6012)=0.0000 puQloss=Q1+Q2+Q3=0.8908+(−0.4318)+(−0.2873)=0.1717 pu\begin{aligned} P_{loss} &= P_1 + P_2 + P_3 = 1.2121 + (-0.6108) + (-0.6012) = 0.0000\ \text{pu} \\ Q_{loss} &= Q_1 + Q_2 + Q_3 = 0.8908 + (-0.4318) + (-0.2873) = 0.1717\ \text{pu} \end{aligned}

(Here P2P_2, P3P_3, Q2Q_2, Q3Q_3 are recalculated with the 2nd-iteration voltages.)

Answer: V2=0.9798∠−5.6339∘V_2 = 0.9798\angle -5.6339^\circ pu, V3=0.9882∠−5.5864∘V_3 = 0.9882\angle -5.5864^\circ pu, PG1=3.2121P_{G1} = 3.2121 pu, QG1=1.4908Q_{G1} = 1.4908 pu, real power loss =0.0000= 0.0000 pu, reactive power loss =0.1717= 0.1717 pu.

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