Steady-State Scenario Development for Synthetic Transmission Systems

The development of synthetic transmission networks has equipped the power system research community with public test cases that can be used and shared freely. As the synthetic electric grid power flow model only represents a one-time snapshot of the system, this paper proposes a methodology of developing scenarios that can reflect a wide spectrum of system operating conditions. The general process of determining load and generation levels, planning scheduled outages, and dispatching generators is discussed. Techniques that are commonly used to aid the convergence of power flow of scenario case are also provided.