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Tensor Power Flow Formulations for Multidimensional Analyses in Distribution Systems

Systems and Control 2024-03-08 v1 Systems and Control

Abstract

In this paper, we present two multidimensional power flow formulations based on a fixed-point iteration (FPI) algorithm to efficiently solve hundreds of thousands of power flows in distribution systems. The presented algorithms are the base for a new TensorPowerFlow (TPF) tool and shine for their simplicity, benefiting from multicore \gls{cpu} and \gls{gpu} parallelization. We also focus on the mathematical convergence properties of the algorithm, showing that its unique solution is at the practical operational point, which is the solution of high-voltage and low-current. The proof is validated using numerical simulations showing the robustness of the FPI algorithm compared to the classical \gls{nr} approach. In the case study, a benchmark with different PF solution methods is performed, showing that for applications requiring a yearly simulation at 1-minute resolution the computation time is decreased by a factor of 164, compared to the NR in its sparse formulation.

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@article{arxiv.2403.04578,
  title  = {Tensor Power Flow Formulations for Multidimensional Analyses in Distribution Systems},
  author = {Edgar Mauricio Salazar Duque and Juan S. Giraldo and Pedro P. Vergara and Phuong H. Nguyen and Han and Slootweg},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.04578},
  year   = {2024}
}
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