Mathematical Problems in Engineering 
Volume 4 (1998), Issue 1, Pages 43-58
doi:10.1155/S1024123X98000714

An algorithm for model reduction in large electric power systems

A. I. Zečević and N. Gačić

Department of Electrical Engineering, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara 95053, CA, USA

Received 8 September 1997

Abstract

Model reduction has become an important issue in the analysis of electric power systems, due to their constantly increasing size and complexity. In this paper we present a decomposition algorithm which is capable of reducing the number of equations in the model, while preserving the potential for parallel computation. A variety of experimental results are provided to illustrate the performance of the algorithm.