Depending on the formulation, PowerModelsDistribution does not allow to set a user-defined starting value.
For example, in PowerModelsDistribution/src/form/ivr.jl
variable_mc_bus_voltage allows to import a custom :va from the data dictionary, but :vm is inherently set to 1.
Let's find the least ugly workaround.
abandon the PMD variable
contribute to PMD w/ a pull request, adding a more versatile solution (they need to agree)
Depending on the formulation, PowerModelsDistribution does not allow to set a user-defined starting value. For example, in PowerModelsDistribution/src/form/ivr.jl variable_mc_bus_voltage allows to import a custom :va from the data dictionary, but :vm is inherently set to 1. Let's find the least ugly workaround.