Critical Nodes Identification for Power Grid Based on Electrical Topology and Power Flow Distribution

The continuous development of the power industry has driven the increasing scale and complexity of power grids. There are critical nodes within these grids, the failure of which can easily lead to serious power system accidents. In order to effectively identify the critical nodes in a power grid, a critical nodes identification algorithm considering electrical topology and power flow distribution (ETPD-CNIA) is proposed. First, a node interaction model based on the line outage distribution factors is presented. Then, the model is introduced into the PageRank algorithm to calculate the node importance based on the electrical network topology. Finally, considering the node importance based on both the electrical network topology and the actual power flow distribution by an adaptive coefficient, the critical nodes are identified effectively. Simulations on the IEEE 39-bus system and the IEEE 118-bus system show that, compared with existing algorithms, the proposed ETPD-CNIA is more effective and accurate in identifying critical nodes in the power grid.