Clustering of electrical transmission systems based on network topology and stability

Autor: Claus Weihs, Jurgen Gotze, Sebastian Brato, Sebastian Krey, Uwe Ligges
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation. 85:47-61
ISSN: 1563-5163
0094-9655
DOI: 10.1080/00949655.2014.924517
Popis: A proper understanding and modelling of the behaviour of heavily loaded large-scale electrical transmission systems is essential for a secure and uninterrupted operation. In this paper, we present methods to cluster electrical power networks based on different criteria into regions. These regions are useful for the efficient modelling of large transcontinental electricity networks, switching operation decisions or placement of redundant parts of the monitoring and control system. In alternating current electricity networks, power oscillations are normal, but they can become dangerous if they build up. The first approach uses the correlation between results of a stability assessment for these oscillations at every node for the cluster criterion. The second method concentrates on the network topology and uses spectral clustering on the network graph to create clusters where all nodes are interconnected. In this work, we also discuss the problem how to choose the right number of clusters and how the discusse...
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