Reproducible Method for Modifying a Published Electricity Network Model for Transmission Expansion Planning

Peter Haigh (), Cecilia Wallmark and Math Bollen
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Peter Haigh: Electric Power Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 931 87 Skellefteå, Sweden
Cecilia Wallmark: Centre for Hydrogen Energy Systems Sweden (CH2ESS), Luleå University of Technology, 971 87 Luleå, Sweden
Math Bollen: Electric Power Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 931 87 Skellefteå, Sweden

Energies, 2025, vol. 18, issue 16, 1-39

Abstract: Transmission network-expansion planning research requires reproducibility of results and comparability of research from various sources. This paper presents a process for modifying a published electricity network model so that the model can be used for exploration of transmission expansion planning problems for different load and generation profiles. Nodal voltages and branch currents are kept within performance limits by following the applicable planning codes, with reinforcements selected based on a defined strategy to achieve compliance with the applicable standards. The process can be applied to any published model and any set of planning standards to result in a base model that is suitably up to date and realistic for transmission network-expansion planning research. A case study is presented, whereby the process is followed for the “Nordic-32”—a popular reference model based on the Swedish transmission network of the 1980s—with the result being a reproducible and updatable model suitable for exploring transmission expansion planning using 2024 generation-and-demand assumptions from Sweden and network design guidelines based on the Nordel Grid Code.

Keywords: Nordic-32; transmission network; transmission expansion; planning; power system model; electrical power; power system; grid connection; system design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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