Proposed Procedure for Determination of Heavily Loaded Branch of a Power Network Using Novel Voltage Stability Indicator on the Verge of Voltage Collapse Point

Abstract — This paper presents a novel approach for determining the weakest branch or the heavily loaded branch of a power network on the verge of voltage collapse point. The proposed procedure for determination of heavily loaded branch of a power network using novel and unique voltage stability indicator at the proximity of voltage collapse point was tested on the simple IEEE 14 bus interconnected systems and significant results are observed to be in very good agreement. Index Terms — Interconnected systems, Local voltag