That is correct. The only way MATPOWER could handle such a system is to assign costs to the generators and run an OPF.
-- Ray Zimmerman Senior Research Associate 419A Warren Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 phone: (607) 255-9645 On Nov 7, 2011, at 7:16 PM, Peter Shi wrote: > Hi Mr. Zimmerman, > > I've noticed in the mail archive that you have stated that "MATPOWER does not > currently implement power flow with distributed slack for a single > interconnected system." > > Not being from an electrical engineering background, I was wondering if you > could clarify whether this means MATPOWER cannot model a system consisting of > only slack generators (capacity stated but unknown power injection). > > I'm trying to model an 11kV network where 33kV/11kV substations are assumed > to be able to supply an unlimited amount of power. > > Regards > > Peter > >
