Decomposition of Power Flow Used for Optimizing Zonal Configurations of Energy Market

Zonal configuration of energy market is often a consequence of political borders. However there are a few methods developed to help with zonal delimitation in respect to some measures. This paper presents the approach aiming at reduction of the loop flow effect – an element of unscheduled flows which introduces a loss of market efficiency. In order to undertake zonal partitioning, a detailed decomposition of power flow is performed. Next, we identify the zone which is a source of the problem and enhance delimitation by dividing it into two zones. The procedure is illustrated by a study of simple case.