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  • Complex networks
  • Power systems engineering
  • Network science

Background:

  • Power grids are extensively studied complex networks.
  • Existing research often focuses on structural properties like shortest path length.
  • A functional perspective based on power flow distribution is less explored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and define the concept of a power-flow-based power grid.
  • To compare power-flow-based networks with structural and effective electrical distance networks.
  • To investigate the relationships and differences among these network representations.

Main Methods:

  • Calculating power flow distribution to define power-functional networks.
  • Analyzing shortest path lengths for structural networks.
  • Determining effective electrical distance for effective networks.
  • Comparing network properties across these three models.

Main Results:

  • A general positive correlation exists between structural, effective, and power-functional networks.
  • Identified counter-examples where physically close nodes have functional separation.
  • Observed heterogeneity in structural networks versus homogeneity in effective and power-functional networks.

Conclusions:

  • Power-flow-based networks offer a novel functional perspective on power grids.
  • The findings highlight the distinction between physical connectivity and functional relationships.
  • The study's insights are applicable to power grids and other complex systems.