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US 11,637,446 B2Granted
Methods and systems for determining a linear power flow for a distribution network
AssigneesCommonwealth Edison Company, University of Denver
InventorsAmin Khodaei, Shay Bahramirad, Aleksi Paaso
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for determining active and/or reactive power flows in a distribution line of a distribution network. The determined power flows may be linear in nature, and they may further be used to determine an overall network power flow for the distribution network. Further, the network power flow can be used to determine a voltage magnitude for any distribution bus in the distribution network. The methods and systems are capable of considering a plurality of sensitivity factors that may affect one or more distribution buses.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, voltage data indicative of respective voltage magnitudes and voltage angles for a point of interest (“POI”), a first bus, and a second bus in a distribution network;
- determining, based on the voltage data, respective differences between the voltage magnitude and the voltage angle at the POI and the voltage magnitude and the voltage angle at the first and second bus;
- determining, based on the respective voltage magnitudes and voltage angles at the first and second bus, a first power flow for a distribution line between the first and second bus;
- determining, based on the first power flow and the respective differences between the POI voltage magnitude and the voltage magnitudes at the first and second bus, a second power flow for the distribution line between the first and second bus;
- determining, based on a network power flow, a relationship between a voltage magnitude at each bus in the distribution network and nodal injections at each bus in the distribution network, wherein the network power flow is based on the determined first and second power flows;
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- controlling, based on the relationship between the voltage magnitude at each bus and the nodal injections at each bus, the distribution network to perform voltage and reactive power management.
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A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:
- receive voltage data indicative of respective voltage magnitudes and voltage angles for a point of interest (“POI”), a first bus, and a second bus in a distribution network;
- determine, based on the voltage data, respective differences between the voltage magnitude and the voltage angle at the POI and the voltage magnitude and the voltage angle at the first and second bus;
- determine, based on the respective voltage magnitudes and voltage angles at the first and second bus, a first power flow for a distribution line between the first and second bus;
- determine, based on the first power flow and the respective differences between the POI voltage magnitude and the voltage magnitudes at the first and second bus, a second power flow for the distribution line between the first and second bus;
- generate, based on the determined first and second power flows, a network power flow for the distribution network;
- determine, based on the network power flow, a relationship between a voltage magnitude at each bus in the distribution network and nodal injections at each bus in the distribution network;
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- control, based on the relationship between the voltage magnitude at each bus and the nodal injections at each bus, the distribution network to perform voltage and reactive power management.
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An apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
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- memory storing processor executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
- receive voltage data indicative of respective voltage magnitudes and voltage angles for a point of interest (“POI”), a first bus, and a second bus in a distribution network;
- determine, based on the voltage data, respective differences between the voltage magnitude and the voltage angle at the POI and the voltage magnitude and the voltage angle at the first and second bus;
- determine, based on the respective voltage magnitudes and voltage angles at the first and second bus, a first power flow for a distribution line between the first and second bus;
- determine, based on the first power flow and the respective differences between the POI voltage magnitude and the voltage magnitudes at the first and second bus, a second power flow for the distribution line between the first and second bus;
- generate, based on the determined first and second power flows, a network power flow for the distribution network;
- determine, based on the network power flow, a relationship between a voltage magnitude at each bus in the distribution network and nodal injections at each bus in the distribution network;
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- control, based on the relationship between the voltage magnitude at each bus and the nodal injections at each bus, the distribution network to perform voltage and reactive power management.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.