Fast linear programming state estimation using the dual formulation

The authors present a fast and efficient technique for solving the power system state estimation problem using linear programming (LP). The dual formulation of the original problem is described. This formulation improves the solution time significantly. Four LP state estimators are presented and test results on the IEEE 30, 57, and 118 bus standard systems are included. Both the full and decoupled dual problems were solved. Test results indicate that the dual estimators are superior to the primal estimators.>