Changelog

[0.2.0] - 2024-11-21

World’s First ECS-Based Power Flow Solver:
Introduced the first-ever steady-state power system analysis program using the Bevy ECS architecture. This groundbreaking update shifts from the legacy PFNetwork to a modular, extensible design, paving the future way for advanced applications such as:
- Time-Series Simulations
- Stochastic Power Flow
- Optimal Power Flow
- Custom Plugins for Domain-Specific Needs
Deprecation Notice: The old PFNetwork is now deprecated. While it remains available as a demo for the Newton-Raphson power flow solver, it is no longer suitable for practical problem-solving. Users are encouraged to migrate to the ECS-based version for better scalability and flexibility.
Post-Processing Trait:
Added a post-processing trait to demonstrate Rust's compositional design philosophy and how simulation results can be handled within the ECS framework, similar to working with dataframes. Users can implement their own post-processing methods, with provided examples serving as a starting point.
Switch Element Handling (Experimental):
Introduced experimental support for handling switch elements between buses, offering two optional methods:
1. Admittance-Based Method: Models switches via admittance adjustments.
2. Node-Merging Method: Simplifies switches by merging connected nodes.
  These methods are implemented as optional plugins and are disabled by default.

Improved JSON Parsing for pandapower:
Enhanced compatibility with pandapower networks, thanks to contributions from @mancioshell.
Corrected Shunt Element Behavior:
Shunt elements are now treated as admittances rather than PQ injections, ensuring consistency with pandapower’s implementation.

Update to new zip and nalgebra crate, with real pandapower json support by @chengts95 in #2
Merge ECS Implementation and Switch Elements into Main Branch for Enhanced Flexibility in Power System Modeling by @chengts95 in #3

Full Changelog: https://github.com/chengts95/rustpower/commits/v0.2.0