EFFECT OF LOAD MODELING ON STEADY STATE VOLTAGE STABILITY

ABSTRACT

This paper discusses the importance of load modeling in power systems for voltage stability studies. The steady-state voltage stability analysis is carried out using the available continuation power flow. Different types of load models - constant power; constant current; constant impedance; and composite load, which is a combination of the first three models, are considered. The composite load model is obtained using the LOADSYN software, where the load dependency on voltage is considered. The concept of load connectivity is defined and the confusion about the critical point with respect to PV curves is clarified. It is shown that for nonlinear loads, the critical point is not at the tip of the PV curve.