Unsolvable power flow analysis - An approach based on Interior Point non-linear optimization methods

2001 IEEE Porto Power Tech Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2001, Pages 188-193

  Barboza, Luciano V ^a   Salgado, Roberto ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Corrective power flow solutions; Interior point non linear algorithm; Least squares problem; Optimal power flow; Unsolvable power flow

Indexed keywords

INTERIOR POINT; LEAST SQUARES PROBLEMS; OPTIMAL POWER FLOWS; POWER FLOWS; POWER-FLOW SOLUTION;

ALGORITHMS; BUSES;

QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING;

EID: 84861406347     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PTC.2001.964740     Document Type: Conference Paper

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