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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Digital load flow analysis using general matrix storage and non-zero element storage

Abstract

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This thesis deals with the AC Load Flow Problem and the comparison of two different solution techniques. The basic solution used was the Newton Raphson method. The two methods used to solve for the corrections to the bus voltages are general matrix storage and nonzero element storage. In the general matrix all matrices are used with every element represented. In the non-zero routine, only nonzero entries in the YBUS and the Jacobian matrix are stored. Along with the non-zero routine, a form of sub-optimal ordering was used to make the inversion process faster. The execution times and storage requirements for seven examples are given. These results show the advantages of using a non-zero storage technique with respect to execution time as well as storage requirements.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Electrical Engineering
Department dc:contributor.department
Electrical Engineering
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Year dc:date.issued
1973

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Heldreth, William Moore

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/64611
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/64611

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Heldreth, William Moore. Digital load flow analysis using general matrix storage and non-zero element storage. masters thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1973. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/64611