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Distributed or multi-area optimal power flow appears to be promising in order to cope with computational burdens in large-scale grids and without the regional system operators losing control over their respective areas. However, algorithms…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-12-10 Nico Hübner , Yannick Rink , Michael Suriyah , Thomas Leibfried

Although the field of distributed optimization is well-developed, relevant literature focused on the application of distributed optimization to multi-robot problems is limited. This survey constitutes the second part of a two-part series on…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-12-02 Ola Shorinwa , Trevor Halsted , Javier Yu , Mac Schwager

In this work we focus on the problem of minimizing the sum of convex cost functions in a distributed fashion over a peer-to-peer network. In particular, we are interested in the case in which communications between nodes are prone to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-07-24 Nicola Bastianello , Ruggero Carli , Luca Schenato , Marco Todescato

Optimal transport on a graph focuses on finding the most efficient way to transfer resources from one distribution to another while considering the graph's structure. This paper introduces a new distributed algorithm that solves the optimal…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-08 Yacine Mokhtari , Emmanuel Moulay , Patrick Coirault , Jérôme Le Ny

In this paper we consider the problem of distributed nonlinear optimisation of a separable convex cost function over a graph subject to cone constraints. We show how to generalise, using convex analysis, monotone operator theory and…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-05-16 Richard Heusdens , Guoqiang Zhang

We propose a distributed optimization method for solving a distributed model predictive consensus problem. The goal is to design a distributed controller for a network of dynamical systems to optimize a coupled objective function while…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-12-07 Tyler H. Summers , John Lygeros

We propose a novel data-driven method to accelerate the convergence of Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM) for solving distributed DC optimal power flow (DC-OPF) where lines are shared between independent network partitions.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-09-16 David Biagioni , Peter Graf , Xiangyu Zhang , Ahmed Zamzam , Kyri Baker , Jennifer King

In this paper, the distributed resource allocation optimization problem is investigated. The allocation decisions are made to minimize the sum of all the agents' local objective functions while satisfying both the global network resource…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-04-11 Peng Yi , Yiguang Hong , Feng Liu

As problems in machine learning, smartgrid dispatch, and IoT coordination problems have grown, distributed and fully-decentralized optimization models have gained attention for providing computational scalability to optimization tools.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-05-30 Eric Munsing , Scott Moura

This paper introduces a distributed operational solution for coordinating integrated transmission-distribution (ITD) systems regarding data privacy. To tackle the nonconvex challenges of AC optimal power flow (OPF) problems, our research…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-01 Xinliang Dai , Junyi Zhai , Yuning Jiang , Yi Guo , Colin N. Jones , Veit Hagenmeyer

Due to the limited energy of sensor nodes in wireless sensor networks, extending the networks lifetime is a major challenge that can be formulated as an optimization problem. In this paper, we propose a distributed iterative algorithm based…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-07-31 Farzad Tashtarian , Ahmadreza Montazerolghaem , Amir Varasteh

In this work, we consider the asynchronous distributed optimization problem in which each node has its own convex cost function and can communicate directly only with its neighbors, as determined by a directed communication topology…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-27 Wei Jiang , Andreas Grammenos , Evangelia Kalyvianaki , Themistoklis Charalambous

This paper develops a power management scheme that jointly optimizes the real power consumption of programmable loads and reactive power outputs of photovoltaic (PV) inverters in distribution networks. The premise is to determine the…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-10-20 Mohammadhafez Bazrafshan , Nikolaos Gatsis

Efficiently solving large-scale optimal power flow (OPF) problems is challenging due to the high dimensionality and interconnectivity of modern power systems. Decomposition methods offer a promising solution via partitioning large problems…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-12-30 Mohannad Alkhraijah , Devon Sigler , Daniel K. Molzahn

Distributed optimization, where the computations are performed in a localized and coordinated manner using multiple agents, is a promising approach for solving large-scale optimization problems, e.g., those arising in model predictive…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-07 Wentao Tang , Prodromos Daoutidis

The ongoing transition towards energy and power systems dominated by a large number of renewable power injections to the distribution grid poses substantial challenges for system operation, coordination, and control. Optimization-based…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-04-08 Lukas Lanza , Timm Faulwasser , Karl Worthmann

Decentralized optimization algorithms are important in different contexts, such as distributed optimal power flow or distributed model predictive control, as they avoid central coordination and enable decomposition of large-scale problems.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-03-28 Alexander Engelmann , Yuning Jiang , Boris Houska , Timm Faulwasser

This paper presents a framework for optimizing the power allocation between a battery and supercapacitor in an electric vehicle energy storage system. A convex optimal control formulation is proposed that minimizes total energy consumption…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-09-14 Sebastian East , Mark Cannon

This paper presents centralized and distributed Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM) frameworks for solving large-scale nonconvex optimization problems with binary decision variables subject to spanning tree or rooted…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-10 Yacine Mokhtari

This paper presents a fully asynchronous and distributed approach for tackling optimization problems in which both the objective function and the constraints may be nonconvex. In the considered network setting each node is active upon…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-02-25 Francesco Farina , Andrea Garulli , Antonio Giannitrapani , Giuseppe Notarstefano