Input Formats

struct Conductor <: AbstractEdge

Interface for conductors in a Network. Fieldnames can be provided via a YAML file, JSON file, or populated manually. Conductors are specified via two busses, the impedance in ohms per-unit length, and a length value.

Single phase models

The minimum inputs for a single phase conductor look like:

Conductor:
  - busses: 
      - b1
      - b2
    r1: 0.1
    x1: 0.1
    length: 100

Note that the order of the items in the YAML file does not matter.

A conductor can also leverage a template, i.e. another conductor with a name that matches the template value so that we can re-use the impedance values:

Conductor:
  - name: cond1
    busses: 
      - b1
      - b2
    r1: 0.1
    x1: 0.1
    length: 100
  - busses:
      - b2
      - b3
    template: cond1
    length: 200

The second conductor in the conductors above will use the r0 and x0 values from cond1, scaled by the length of 200 and normalized by Zbase.

Multi-phase models

Multi-phase conductors can be modeled as symmetrical or asymmetrical components. Similar to OpenDSS, line impedances can be specified via the zero and positive sequence impedances, (r0, x0) and (r1, x1) respectively; or via the lower-diagonal portion of the phase-impedance matrix.

Using the Multi-phase models requires specifying phases (and the zero and positive sequence impedances) like:

Conductor:
  - busses: 
      - b1
      - b2
    phases:
      - 2
      - 3
    r0: 0.766
    x0: 1.944
    r1: 0.301
    x1: 0.627
    length: 100

When the sequence impedances are provided the phase-impedance matrix is determined using the math in Symmetrical Mutliphase Conductors.

Alternatively one can specify the rmatrix and xmatrix like:

Conductor:
  - busses: 
      - b1
      - b2
    phases:
      - 1
      - 3
    rmatrix: 
      - [0.31]
      - [0.15, 0.32]
    xmatrix:
      - [1.01]
      - [0.5, 1.05]
    length: 100

Conductors also have a cmatrix attribute that is used when parsing OpenDSS models. The cmatrix is used to define ShuntAdmittance values for busses.

@with_kw mutable struct Load <: AbstractBus

A Load input specifier, mapped from YAML, JSON, or manually populated.

The minimum required inputs include several options. All require a bus to place the load. For single phase models provide one of the following sets of values:

• bus, kws1
• bus, kws1, kvars1
• bus, kws1, q_to_p
• bus, csv

where csv is a path to a two column CSV file with a single line header like "kws1,kvars1". If only bus and kws1 are provided then the reactive load will be zero in the power flow model.

For unbalanced multiphase models one must provide one of:

• bus, [kws1, kvars1], [kws2, kvars2], [kws3, kvars3] <– brackets imply optional pairs, depending on the phases at the load bus
• bus, csv

where the csv has 2, 4, or 6 columns with a single line header like "kws1,kvars1,kws2,kvars2,kws3,kvars3" or "kws2,kvars2,kws3,kvars3".

Once the net::Network is defined a load can be accessed like:

ld_busses = collect(load_busses(net))
lb = ld_busses[1]  # bus keys are strings in the network
net[lb, :kws, 1]  # last index is phase integer

function Base.getindex(net::Network, bus::String, kws_kvars::Symbol, phase::Int)

Load getter for Network. Use like:

net["busname", :kws, 2]

net["busname", :kvars, 3]

The second argument must be one of :kws or :kvars. The third arbument must be one of [1,2,3]. If the "busname" exists and has a :Load dict, but the load (e.g. :kvars2) is not defined then zeros(net.Ntimesteps) is returned.

struct Capacitor <: AbstractBus

Required fields:

• bus::String
• kvar1::Real reactive power in kVaR on phase1
• kvar2::Real reactive power in kVaR on phase2
• kvar3::Real reactive power in kVaR on phase4

Only modeling fixed capacitors so far. Positive kvar values are injected.

struct ShuntAdmittance <: AbstractBus

Required fields:

• bus::String
• g::Real conductance in siemens
• b::Real susceptance in siemens

@with_kw mutable struct Transformer <: AbstractEdge
    # required values
    busses::Tuple{String, String}
    # optional values
    high_kv::Real = 1.0
    low_kv::Real = 1.0
    phases::Union{Vector{Int}, Missing} = missing
    reactance::Real = 0.0
    resistance::Real = 0.0
end

When phases are not provided the model is assumed to be single phase.

Series impedance defaults to zero.

struct VoltageRegulator <: AbstractEdge
    # required values
    busses::Tuple{String, String}
    # optional values
    high_kv::Real = 1.0
    low_kv::Real = 1.0
    phases::Union{Vector{Int}, Missing} = missing
    reactance::Real = 0.0
    resistance::Real = 0.0
    vreg_pu::Union{Real, AbstractVector{<:Number}, Missing} = missing
    turn_ratio::Union{Real, Missing} = missing
end

Required fields:

• busses::Tuple{String, String}
• either vreg_pu::Real or turn_ratio::Real

If vreg_pu is specified then the regulator is "perfect" and the second bus in busses is fixed to the value provided for vreg_pu.

If turn_ratio is provided then the voltage across the regulator is scaled by the turn_ratio.

Examples:

Julia Dict

netdict = Dict(
    :network => Dict(:substation_bus => "1", :Sbase => 1),
    :conductors => [
        ...
    ],
    :voltage_regulators => [
        Dict(
            :busses => ("2", "3")
            :vreg_pu => 1.05
        )
    ]
)

YAML file

Network:
  substation_bus: 0
  Sbase: 1

Conductor:
    ...

VoltageRegulator:
  busses: 
    - 2
    - 3
  vreg_pu: 1.05