Harmonic Power Flow Studies - Part II Implementation and Practical Application

Abstract

This is a companion paper to a paper of the same title, Part I, in which the eLectric power flow problem is reformulated to account for harmonic signals which arise from nonLinear loads. In this paper, implementation and practical applications are discussed. The problem of initialization of bus voltages (including harmonics) is considered and convergence of the algorithm is assessed from the theoretical viewpoint and from the results of actual studies. The principal content of this paper is two examples both containing nonlinear loads (rectifiers).