Fluxo de potência continuado a quatro condutores

Abstract

This work proposes the development of a continuation power flow technique (FPCQ) for unbalanced distribution systems. The proposed tool allows the explicit representation of the neutral cables and grounding, the representation of imbalances for both the loads and the network components in such a way that unbalanced operation can be simulated. The application of the present methodology in electrical distribution systems is carried out and analyzed. The proposed methodology is based on the structure of the Four Conductors Current Injection Method, taking advantage of some of its features. For the continuation power flow process, a single stage off implementation was defined and implemented, using additional equations to consider either the load increase or the voltage as a continuation parameter. Some equipment models were redefined to consider the load increase as a state variable. The proposed tool is able to analyze systems having single-phase, double-phase or three-phase lines, to represent the existing connections of balanced or unbalanced loads as well as its neutral and ground connections. The FPCQ allows checking static voltage stability considering the three-phase models adopted from the curves of voltages as a function of the load. The impacts of the detailed representation in the continuation power flow technique can now be analyzed. As an example, the influence of the load increase on the neutral voltages was possible to be analyzed. The results using the proposed methodology were compared to the ones obtained using the positive sequence approach in order to show the importance of representing the power systems using more accurate models. It is expected that the proposed tool will be useful one to perform simulations in distribution systems improving the quality of the results.