GATE 2017 EE – Question 31
A 10-bus power system consists of four generator buses indexed as G1, G2, G3, G4 and six load buses indexed as L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6. The generator-bus G1 is considered as slack bus, and the load buses L3 and L4 are voltage controlled buses. The generator at bus G2 cannot supply the required reactive power demand, and hence it is operating at its maximum reactive power limit. The number of non-linear equations required for solving the load flow problem using Newton-Raphson method in polar form is ________.
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Correct answer: 14 to 14
Explanation
The slack bus G1 needs no equation. The voltage-controlled buses are G3, G4, L3 and L4 (4 buses), where the real power equation is needed. Bus G2 is at its reactive limit, so it behaves as a load bus. The load buses are L1, L2, L5, L6 and G2 (5 buses), which need both real and reactive power equations. The number of equations is $9 + 5 = 14$.