On 17 Nov 2008 at 14:43, Amaury Caprasse wrote: > Hello, > > The last MATPOWER versions define a new field, called 'areas' and > described as follows : > % (+) Area Data Format > % 1 i, area number > % 2 price_ref_bus, reference bus for that area > > What is the role of this field and where can I find more information > about it ? > > Thanks in advance, > > -- > Amaury Caprasse > >
Dear Amaury, Area mean, that you are operating with more than one energy company, and they are defined as different areas. Each area has its own reference bus. In that case you want to have information on the energy (power) exchanged between areas (different companies) for each case. Sincerely yours. J.R. Camacho (PhD) ATP-EMTP-CLAUE-08 - IEEE Member:01981539 Rural Electricity and Alternative Energy Sources Lab. UFU - School of Electrical Engineering - P.O.Box: 593 38400.902 - Uberlandia - MG - Brazil - e.mail:[email protected]
