NEWTON RAPHSON
EPO522 Power System 2
PROGRAM OUTCOMES (PO) 2
Identify, formulate, research literature and analyse complex electrical
engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions.
COURSE OUTCOMES (CO) 1
ANALYSE THE NEWTON RAPHSON AND FAST
DECOUPLED LOAD FLOW METHODS FOR A
DIFFERENT POWER SYSTEM NETWORK.
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WHAT IS NEWTON RAPHSON?
Common load flow technique
Numerical method based on Taylor’s expansion
Efficient and practical – widely used
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HOW NEWTON RAPHSON (NR) WORKS?
Define a starting point, x0
Plot the tangent and find the x intercept
Repeat process until accurate value is obtained
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STEPS FOR NR LOAD FLOW
STEP STEP
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Identify Known & Unknown Quantities 5
Calculate Jacobian matrix
STEP STEP Calculate delta & V (load bus) and delta
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Initial Estimate 6 (PV bus)
STEP STEP
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Calculate Y-Bus 7
Calculate P&Q (slack bus) and Q (PV bus)
STEP STEP
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Calculate P&Q (load bus) and P (PV bus) 8
Line flow calculation
Y-BUS
Off-Diagonal element
1. Determine Y-bus
Off-Diagonal element
Diagonal element
2. Convert to polar form (radian angle)
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JACOBIAN MATRIX
1. Determine diagonal and off-diagonal elements of Jacobian matrix
Off-Diagonal element
Off-Diagonal element Diagonal element
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WHAT IS EXPECTED?
How is Newton Raphson technique used in load flow analysis?
How do you calculate Y-bus?
How do you determine Jacobian matrix elements?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS