Research Article

Convergence Region of Newton Iterative Power Flow Method: Numerical Studies

Table 5

Load parameters, the size of convergence region, number of power flow solutions, and fractal property for different load models.

Load model typeLoad parameters for all busesNumber of solutions Number of initials converged to SEPFractal
a b c

Constant impedance1007016495Yes
Constant current0105616493Yes
Constant power0012016274Yes
ZIP0.330.330.333416486Yes