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However, traditional algorithms typically identify critical nodes by focusing solely on the network topology or power flow, or by combining the two, which leads to the inaccurate and incomplete identification of essential nodes. To address this, we propose the Three-Dimensional Value-Based Gravity Model (3V-GM), which integrates structural and electrical\u2013physical attributes across three layers. In the plane layer, we combine each node\u2019s global topological position with its real-time supply\u2013demand voltage state. In the line layer, we introduce an electrical coupling distance to quantify the strength of electromagnetic interactions between nodes. In the point layer, we apply eigenvector centrality to detect latent hub nodes whose influence is not immediately apparent. The performance of our proposed method was evaluated by examining the change in the load loss rate as nodes were sequentially removed. To assess the effectiveness of the 3V-GM approach, simulations were conducted on the IEEE 39 system, as well as six other benchmark networks. The simulations were performed using Python scripts, with operational parameters such as bus voltages, active and reactive power flows, and branch impedances obtained from standard test cases provided by MATPOWER v7.1. The results consistently show that removing the same number of nodes identified by 3V-GM leads to a greater load loss compared to the six baseline methods. This demonstrates the superior accuracy and stability of our approach. Additionally, an ablation experiment, which decomposed and recombined the three layers, further highlights the unique contribution of each component to the overall performance.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/e27090937","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,10]],"date-time":"2025-09-10T12:04:55Z","timestamp":1757505895000},"page":"937","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["3V-GM: A Tri-Layer \u201cPoint\u2013Line\u2013Plane\u201d Critical Node Identification Algorithm for New Power Systems"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"27","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-4697-226X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yuzhuo","family":"Dai","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Key Laboratory of Network System Architecture and Convergence, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7324-9187","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Min","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Key Laboratory of Network System Architecture and Convergence, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-5647-363X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gengchen","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Key Laboratory of Network System Architecture and Convergence, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-7249-7710","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tianze","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Key Laboratory of Network System Architecture and Convergence, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Yang, J.Y., Wang, A.S., Zhao, B., Xu, S.Y., Wang, B.C., and Chen, J.H. 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