Solid-state transformer modelling in power flow calculation

Abstract

This article proposes a novel Solid-State Transformer (SST) power flow (PF) model which is implemented with Modified Augmented Nodal Analysis (MANA) formulation using Newton-Raphson (NR) algorithm. Any network topology can be handled by the MANA formulation, and it can be easily and methodically expanded to include other components, like SST. Since various types of buses can have various type converters and SSTs, the sum of line flows are used instead of classical bus power injections equations. The proposed approach is coded in MATLAB and tested on an IEEE 33 bus distribution test feeder. The results are compared with Holomorphic Embedding PF method (HE-PFM) and with existing methodology in literature. In line with the findings, the proposed approach achieves accurate representation of SST, better convergence characteristics with a faster simulation speed compared to HE-PFM.