Steady-State Security Regions of Power Systems

A steady-state security region is a set of real and reactive power injections (load demands and power generations) for which the power flow equations and the security constraints imposed by equipment operating limits are satisfied. The problem of determining steady-state security regions is formulated as one of finding sufficient conditions for the existence of solutions to the power flow map within the security constraint set. Explicit limits on real and reactive power injections at each bus are obtained, such that if each injection lies within the corresponding limits, the system is guaranteed to operate with security constraints satisfied.