Usage

PYPOWER provides a Command Line Interface (CLI) and a Python Application Programming Interface (API).

Command Line Interface

Following the Installation instructions adds pf and opf to the command path. To print usage info type:

$ pf -h

All available options will be printed:

Usage: pf [options] [casedata]

Runs a power flow.

If 'casedata' is provided it specifies the name of the input data file
containing the case data.

Options:
  --version             show program's version number and exit
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -t, --test            run tests
  -c TESTCASE, --testcase=TESTCASE
                        built-in test case (choose from: 'case30_userfcns',
                        'case118', 'case9', 'case30Q', 'case30pwl', 'case6ww',
                        'case57', 'case39', 'case14', 'case9Q', 'case30',
                        'case300', 'case4gs', 'case24_ieee_rts')
  -o FNAME, --outfile=FNAME
                        pretty printed output will be appended to a file with
                        the name specified. Defaults to stdout.
  -s SOLVEDCASE, --solvedcase=SOLVEDCASE
                        the solved case will be written to a case file with
                        the specified name in PYPOWER format. If solvedcase
                        ends with '.mat' the case is saves  as a MAT-file
                        otherwise it saves it as a Python file.

  Power Flow Options:
    --pf_alg=PF_ALG     power flow algorithm: 1 - Newton's method, 2 - Fast-
                        Decoupled (XB version), 3 - Fast-Decoupled (BX
                        version), 4 - Gauss Seidel [default: 1]
    --pf_tol=PF_TOL     termination tolerance on per unit P & Q mismatch
                        [default: 1e-08]
    --pf_max_it=PF_MAX_IT
                        maximum number of iterations for Newton's method
                        [default: 10]
    --pf_max_it_fd=PF_MAX_IT_FD
                        maximum number of iterations for fast decoupled method
                        [default: 30]
    --pf_max_it_gs=PF_MAX_IT_GS
                        maximum number of iterations for Gauss-Seidel method
                        [default: 1000]
    --enforce_q_lims=ENFORCE_Q_LIMS
                        enforce gen reactive power limits, at expense of |V|
                        [default: False]
    --pf_dc=PF_DC       use DC power flow formulation, for power flow and OPF:
                        False - use AC formulation & corresponding algorithm
                        opts, True  - use DC formulation, ignore AC algorithm
                        options [default: False]

  Output Options:
    --verbose=VERBOSE   amount of progress info printed: 0 - print no progress
                        info, 1 - print a little progress info, 2 - print a
                        lot of progress info, 3 - print all progress info
                        [default: 1]
    --out_all=OUT_ALL   controls printing of results: -1 - individual flags
                        control what prints, 0 - don't print anything
                        (overrides individual flags, except OUT_RAW), 1 -
                        print everything     (overrides individual flags,
                        except OUT_RAW) [default: -1]
    --out_sys_sum=OUT_SYS_SUM
                        print system summary [default: True]
    --out_area_sum=OUT_AREA_SUM
                        print area summaries [default: False]
    --out_bus=OUT_BUS   print bus detail [default: True]
    --out_branch=OUT_BRANCH
                        print branch detail [default: True]
    --out_gen=OUT_GEN   print generator detail (OUT_BUS also includes gen
                        info) [default: False]
    --out_all_lim=OUT_ALL_LIM
                        control constraint info output: -1 - individual flags
                        control what constraint info prints, 0 - no constraint
                        info (overrides individual flags), 1 - binding
                        constraint info (overrides individual flags), 2 - all
                        constraint info (overrides individual flags) [default:
                        -1]
    --out_v_lim=OUT_V_LIM
                        control output of voltage limit info: 0 - don't print,
                        1 - print binding constraints only, 2 - print all
                        constraints (same options for OUT_LINE_LIM,
                        OUT_PG_LIM, OUT_QG_LIM) [default: 1]
    --out_line_lim=OUT_LINE_LIM
                        control output of line limit info [default: 1]
    --out_pg_lim=OUT_PG_LIM
                        control output of gen P limit info [default: 1]
    --out_qg_lim=OUT_QG_LIM
                        control output of gen Q limit info [default: 1]
    --out_raw=OUT_RAW   print raw data [default: False]
    --return_raw_der=RETURN_RAW_DER
                        return constraint and derivative info in
                        results['raw'] (in keys g, dg, df, d2f)) [default: 0]

PYPOWER includes a selection of test cases. For example, to run a power flow on the IEEE 14 bus test case:

$ pf -c case14

Alternatively, the path to a PYPOWER case data file can be specified:

$ pf /path/to/case14.py

The opf command has the same calling syntax. For example, to solve an OPF for the IEEE Reliability Test System and write the solved case to file:

$ opf -c case24_ieee_rts --solvedcase=rtsout.py

Application Programming Interface

The Python API for PYPOWER can be accessed using the pypower.api package:

In [1]: from pypower.api import case9, ppoption, runpf, printpf

To load the 9 bus test case, solve an AC power flow using the fast-decoupled method and print the results:

In [2]: ppc = case9()

In [3]: ppopt = ppoption(PF_ALG=2)

In [4]: r = runpf(ppc, ppopt)

In [5]: printpf(r)

For additional information refer to the Python documentation for each of the functions. E.g:

In [6]: help runpf

Alternatively, refer to the on-line API documentation.