What does it mean PSSE blow up?

answered 2012-10-10 20:24:04 -0600

EBC
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PSS/E power flow blows up, more often, because of a large phase angle difference between two buses which is seen to be a large power flow by the program.

Example, you added a new bus and connected it to an existing bus. The existing bus would have a phase angle calculated by the program but the new bus would have a default of zero phase angle, if you did not change it. Thus when power flow is called, the program sees this as a large mismatch and can't converge the solution.

So, when adding new buses, see to it that you change the phase angle equal to the phase angle of the bus where you connect it.

Also, the program will provide hints where the solution when berserk thus its good to look at the progress window.

In the US, different Transmission Owners would use different solution parameters (PAR adjustment, transformer tap/shunt compensation adjustment, interchange power flow control, FNSL or FDNS) thus when the power flow exchanged hands, it is a must that you know what are the solution options if not, the solution blows up when the right options are not applied.

answered 2012-08-16 10:53:33 -0600

waltterval
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updated 2012-08-20 16:58:50 -0600

That could be or not for incorrect data. Blown up is relationed with the change in Deltavmag / vmag between iterations.

Before you run FNSL you must check:

1. MW dispatched on machines
2. VSched onplants
3. Status of shunts

Then run FNSL with Flat start

If blow up persist try:

1. Ignore reactive limit
2. Block tap changer
3. Block switched shunt
4. Use other solution algorithm

I don't have a code to do the chek, but I think the following one is a good start

# OVERLOADED MACHINE SUMMARY
psspy.geol(0, 1, 1)
# GENERATORS AT VAR LIMITS:
psspy.gens(0, 1, 2, 0)
# TRANSFORMERS CONTROLLING VOLTAGE (VIOLATIONS)
psspy.tlst(0, 1, 1, 0)
#switched shunts
ierr, iarray = psspy.aswshint(sid = -1, flag = 2, string = ['NUMBER', 'STATUS'])
print iarray