Abstract:
This paper presents a parallel method, based on the
sequential Point of Collapse method (PoC), to
calculate the steady state voltage stability limit
(point of collapse or critical point) of potentially
large electrical power systems, using a distributed
(and possible asynchronous) computer
environment composed of a network of
workstations or PCs. The parallelization of the
sequential PoC method is based on a recently
formalized technique called Team Algorithm (TA).
Experimental results are presented, proving the
advantages of the proposed method using a
network of computers instead of the traditional
single processor computer.
