LOAD FLOW GAUSS-SEIDEL METHOD
EE 452: Computer Methods in Power Systems
California State University Long Beach
EXAMPLE:
Using the Gauss-Seidel solve the load flow for the shown system
BUS 1 BUS 2
Z12=0.02+j0.04
G1
P2= 400 MW
V1=1.05+j0 Q2= 250 MVAR
Z13=0.01+j0.03 Z23=0.0125+j0.025
BUS 3 |V3|=1.04
G2
P3= 200 MW
1) Calculate the Y bus matrix
1 1
y12 10 j20
z12 0.02 j0.04
1 1
y13 10 j30
z13 0.01 j0.03
1 1
y23 16 j32
z23 0.0125 j0.025
Self Admitance Elements Mutual Admitance Elements
Y11 y12 y13 20 j50 Y12 Y21 y12 10 j20
Y22 y12 y23 26 j52 Y13 Y31 y13 10 j30
Y33 y13 y23 26 j62 Y23 Y32 y23 16 j32
Y Y Y (20 j50) (10 j20) (10 j30)
11 12 13
Ybus Y21 Y22 Y23 (10 j20) (26 j52) (16 J32)
Y31 Y32 Y33 (10 j30) (16 j32) (26 j62)
2) Setup the initial conditions
BUS TYPE V angle P Q
1 Slack 1.05 0 ? ?
2 PQ ? ? -4.0 -2.5
3 PV 1.04 ? 2.0 ?
V1 1.05 j0 The swing bus never changes for all iterations
V2 (0) 1 j0
V3 (0) 1.04 j0
3) Begin the iterations with the PQ buses
PQ BUS 2 (iteration 1)
1 Pk Qk k1 N
Vk (i 1) * YknVn (i 1) YknVn (i)
Ykk Vk (i) n1 nk1
k 2 Bus Number
1 P2 Q2
N 3 Number of Buses
V2 (1) Y V
12 1 (1) Y V
23 3 (0)
Y22 V2* (0) i0 Iteration Number
1 4 j2.5
V2 (1) (10 j20)(1.05 j0) (16 j32)(1.04 j0)
(26 j52) (1.0 j0)
V2 (1) (0.9746 j4.2308e 2)
PV BUS 3 (iteration 1): Calculate Q then V
k 3
* N
Qk (i 1) Im Vk (i)[Vk (i)Ykk YknVn (i)] k n
N 3
i0
n1
Q3 (1) Im V3* (0)[V3 (0)Y33 Y31V1 (0) Y32V2 (0)
Q3 (1) Im (1.04 j0)[(1.04 j0)(26 j62)(10 j30)(1.05 j0)(16 j32)(0.9746 j4.2308e 2)
Q3 (1) Im 2.392 j1.16
Q3 (1) 1.16
1 P3 Q3
V3 (1) * Y31V1 (1) Y32V2 (1)
Y33 V3 (0)
1 (2.0 j1.16)
V3 (1) (10 j30)(1.05 j0) (16 j32)(0.9746 j4.2308e 2)
(26 j62) (1.04 j0)
V3 (1) 1.03783 j0.00517
Check the voltage change usually set at 0.001
V2 V2 (1) V2 (0)
V2 (0.97551 2.4857 ) (10 )
V2 0.049 Higher that 0.001
V3 V3 (1) V3 (0)
V3 (1.03784 0.2854 ) (1.040 )
V3 0.003 Higher that 0.001
PQ BUS 2 (iteration 2)
k 2 Bus Number
1 P2 Q2 N 3 Number of Buses
V2 (2) * Y12V1 (2) Y23V3 (1)
Y22 V2 (1) i 1 Iteration Number
1 4 j2.5
V2 (2) (10 j20)(1.05 j0) (16 j32)(1.039987 j0.00517)
(26 j52) (0.9746 j0.042307)
V2 (2) (0.971057 j0.043432)
PV BUS 3 (iteration 2) k 3
N 3
Q3 (2) Im V3* (1)[V3 (1)Y33 Y31V1 (1) Y32V2 (1) k n i 1
Q3 (2) Im (1.03783 j0.005170)[(1.03783 j0.005170)(26 j62)(10 j30)(1.05 j0)(16 j32)(0.971057 j0.043432)
Q3 (2) 1.38796
1 P3 Q3
V3 (2) Y V
31 1 (2) Y V
32 2 (2)
Y33 V3* (1)
1 (2.0 j1.16)
V3 (2) (10 j30)(1.05 j0) (16 j32)(0.971057 j0.043432)
(26 j62) (1.03783 j0.0517)
V3 (2) 1.03908 j0.0073
Check the voltage change
V2 V2 (2) V2 (1)
V2 (0.972028 2.5609) (0.97551 2.4857 )
V2 0.0037 Higher that 0.001
V3 V3 (2) V3 (1)
V3 (1.03910 0.4025) (1.03784 0.2854 )
V3 0.002 Higher that 0.001
The solution is reached after seven iteration:
V2 (7) (0.971061 j0.04568) V2 (7) 0.97212.69
OR
V3 (7) 1.03996 j0.00903 V3 (7) 1.04 0.497