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Nonlinear AC load sensitivity

Kind

sensitivity

Interpretation

Choose explicit native load and monitored object IDs plus bounded real/reactive perturbations after a converged baseline. Inspect the fixed-control/slack assumptions and admitted device envelope before running. Perturbations use MW/MVAr; returned finite-difference quantities retain their reported units and perturbation denominator. Read both underlying converged operating points, voltage/loading changes, balance checks and warnings rather than interpreting the derivative alone. An unconverged side invalidates that sensitivity; unavailable is not zero response. This is local nonlinear AC finite differencing, not PTDF/LODF, a universal analytic derivative or protection/transient sensitivity. A different operating point, perturbation size or control policy requires new evidence and may change the result.

Run

Discover settings with study definitions. Select an exact network snapshot and case version; inspect readiness. Submit once using study_submit or the case submission tool, monitor study_status, then inspect study_results. Keep input/configuration/solver identities, warnings and failure states.

Compare and accept

Use equivalent settings/units and exact receipts. Unsupported or incompatible inputs remain explicit. Numerical qualification and human acceptance are separate. See Studies.