A novel Newton‐like method with high convergence rate for efficient power‐flow solution in isolated microgrids. Issue 6 (27th December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tostado‐Véliz, Marcos; Bayat, Mohammad; Ghadimi, Ali Asghar; Jurado, Francisco
• Is Part Of: IET generation, transmission & distribution. Volume 17:Issue 6(2023)
• Page Start: 1368
• Page End: 1382
• Publication Date: 2022-12-27
• Subjects: convergence of numerical methods -- load flow -- micro grids -- Newton method; Electric power production -- Periodicals; Electric power transmission -- Periodicals; Electric power distribution -- Periodicals; 621.3105
• DOI: 10.1049/gtd2.12742
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-8687

Abstract

Abstract: Power‐Flow (PF) solution in isolated microgrids has attracted notable attention recently, because these systems present various particularities compared with the traditional PF solution in large meshed transmission networks. In this sense, this paper develops a novel Newton‐like PF solver for isolated microgrids. The new proposal is based on the Modified Midpoint method and shows high convergence order with relatively low computational burden. These characteristics bring superior theoretical performance compared with the standard Newton–Raphson (NR) method and other high order techniques, which has been conventionally used. Extensive simulations are performed on various small‐, and large‐scale benchmark Microgrids under different loading conditions and R/X ratios. Results provided serve to confirm the theoretical features of the developed solver, outperforming the NR technique as well as other recently developed solvers in all the studied systems with acceptable reliability even under high stressed conditions. Abstract : This paper develops a novel Newton‐like PF solver for isolated microgrids. The new proposal is based on the Modified Midpoint method and presents high convergence order with relatively low computational burden.