The parallel equations of the multicore solver were presented using both mesh and nodal formulations. The reason for including both methods was to compare their performance in a parallel scenario. It was determined that the main difference between these two formulation methods in a parallel environment is the rate at which the boundary network grows with increasing number of partitions. This is an important consideration to produce fine-grained parallel simulations. In addition to this outcome, and for completeness, some contrast considerations and practical experiences in working with both methods are summarized in this appendix. Before the summary, a clarification between mesh and loop analysis is provided.

Inspec keywords: power system simulation; power system transients; directed graphs

Other keywords: loop analysis; nodal analysis; directed graphs; mesh nodal; multicore solver

Subjects: Power systems; Combinatorial mathematics