The purpose of this work is to compare the classical methods of power flow resolution (Newton–Raphson and Gauss–Seidel) with a more recent algorithm known as Alternating Search Direction (ASD), for which its equations, the steps to follow and the parameters to consider are described. In addition, a series of tests are carried out in different distribution networks where the reduction of execution time, accuracy, and robustness of the presented algorithm is demonstrated, taking as a reference the behavior of the well-known Newton–Raphson algorithm. Finally, the advantage of selecting certain parameters in the ASD algorithm is studied
