Parallel solution of large power system networks using the Multi-Area Thévenin Equivalents (MATE) algorithm

International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 497-503

  Tomim, M A ^a   Marti J R ^a   Wang, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b POWERTECH LABS INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Parallel simulation; Power systems; Real time; Th venin Equivalents (MATE)

Indexed keywords

IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH; LARGE POWER SYSTEMS; PARALLEL SIMULATION; PARALLEL SOLUTIONS; POWER SYSTEMS; REAL-TIME; SPARSE LINEAR SYSTEMS; WESTERN ELECTRICITY COORDINATING COUNCILS;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; LINEAR SYSTEMS; POWER TRANSMISSION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

PARALLEL ALGORITHMS;

EID: 69749094465     PISSN: 01420615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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