Exploiting the radial distribution structure in developing a fast and flexible radial power flow for unbalanced three-phase networks

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 378-389

  AlHajri, M F ^a,b,c   El Hawary, M E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait   (Kuwait)

^c KUWAIT OIL COMPANY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Backward forward sweep; Radial distribution networks; Radial power flow; Unbalanced three phase systems

Indexed keywords

BUILDING BLOCKES; CONDITION NUMBERS; CPU EXECUTION TIME; EIGENVALUES; INVERTIBILITY; MATRIX; POWER FLOW PROBLEM; POWER FLOWS; RADIAL CONFIGURATION; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; RADIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SOLUTION TECHNIQUES; THREE PHASE NETWORKS; UNBALANCED THREE-PHASE SYSTEM;

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; NUMBER THEORY;

DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS;

EID: 73849097556     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2009.2021039     Document Type: Article

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