MATPOWER uses the voltage values from the bus and gen matrices to create the starting point, so if you want a flat start …
define_constants; mpc = loadcase(<your case file>); mpc.bus(:, VM) = 1; mpc.bus(:, VA) = 0; mpc.gen(:, VG) = 1; results = runpf(mpc); — Ray > On Feb 18, 2015, at 8:37 PM, Shruti Rao <sra...@asu.edu> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Does MATPower use flat start to get the initial estimate when solving the > power flow problem (The function runpf). I tried to find the answer to this > question in the manual but could not get an answer. If it does not use flat > start by default, is there a way I can make it use flat start? I was not able > to find any such option in the user manual that would force MATPower to use > flat start for getting the initial estimate. > > I appreciate your time and advice. > > Thank you, > Shruti Rao, > Arizona State University
