A two-level iterative model of power flow calculation for multi-slack-bus power system

Renewable energy sources with droop control characteristics actively participate in system frequency and voltage support, introducing multiple slack buses that degrade the convergence of Newton-Raphson-based power flow calculation. To address this, this paper proposes a two-level iterative model of power flow calculation. The method decouples the slack bus calculation process by constructing upper and lower models, and introduces a novel virtual bus definition to interconnect upper and lower models. Validation on the modified IEEE 39-bus system demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed method.

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IET conference proceedings.
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2026-05-01
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https://doi.org/10.1049/icp.2026.0654
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Optimal Power Flow Distribution
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A two-level iterative model of power flow calculation for multi-slack-bus power system

Denghui Zhai, Yuxuan Luo, Xialin Li
IET conference proceedings.
Optimal Power Flow Distribution
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A two-level iterative model of power flow calculation for multi-slack-bus power system

Denghui Zhai, Yuxuan Luo, Xialin Li
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Abstract

Renewable energy sources with droop control characteristics actively participate in system frequency and voltage support, introducing multiple slack buses that degrade the convergence of Newton-Raphson-based power flow calculation. To address this, this paper proposes a two-level iterative model of power flow calculation. The method decouples the slack bus calculation process by constructing upper and lower models, and introduces a novel virtual bus definition to interconnect upper and lower models. Validation on the modified IEEE 39-bus system demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed method.

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Tianjin University (CN), China Electric Equipment Group (China) (CN)
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