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In this paper, we develop semidefinite programming (SDP) models aimed at solving optimal power flow (OPF) problems in distribution systems. We propose two models: the symmetrical SDP model which modifies the existing BFM-SDP model. Then…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-12-27 Zeyu Wang , Daniel S. Kirschen , Baosen Zhang

This paper presents a scalable method for improving the solutions of AC Optimal Power Flow (AC OPF) with respect to deviations in predicted power injections from wind and other uncertain generation resources. The focus of the paper is on…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-01-10 Miles Lubin , Yury Dvorkin , Line Roald

Optimal Power Flow (OPF) is a valuable tool for power system operators, but it is a difficult problem to solve for large systems. Machine Learning (ML) algorithms, especially Neural Networks-based (NN) optimization proxies, have emerged as…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-05-13 Rahul Nellikkath , Mathieu Tanneau , Pascal Van Hentenryck , Spyros Chatzivasileiadis

This paper proposes a quasi-optimal power flow (OPF) algorithm for flexible DC traction power systems (TPSs). Near-optimal solutions can be solved with high computational efficiency by the proposed quasi-OPF. Unlike conventional OPF…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-08 Zhanhe Li , Xiaoqian Li , Yingdong Wei , Chao Lu , Xuelian Bai

We consider a robust optimization problem in an electric power system under uncertain demand and availability of renewable energy resources. Solving the deterministic alternating current optimal power flow (ACOPF) problem has been…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-02-16 Chaithanya Bandi , Krishnamurthy Dvijotham , David Morton , Haoxiang Yang

In this paper, we propose a graph neural network architecture to solve the AC power flow problem under realistic constraints. To ensure a safe and resilient operation of distribution grids, AC power flow calculations are the means of choice…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-08-31 Luis Böttcher , Hinrikus Wolf , Bastian Jung , Philipp Lutat , Marc Trageser , Oliver Pohl , Andreas Ulbig , Martin Grohe

Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) approaches for the Optimal Power Flow (OPF) problem received considerable attention recently. A key challenge of these approaches lies in ensuring the feasibility of the predicted solutions to physical system…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-08 Tianyu Zhao , Xiang Pan , Minghua Chen , Andreas Venzke , Steven H. Low

Convex relaxation methods have been studied and used extensively to obtain an optimal solution to the optimal power flow (OPF) problem. Meanwhile, convex relaxed power flow equations are also prerequisites for efficiently solving a wide…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-10-24 Zhuang Tian , Wenchuan Wu

With the proliferation of distributed generation into distribution networks, the need to consider fault currents in the dispatch problem becomes increasingly relevant. This paper introduces a method for adding fault current constraints into…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-31 Jose E. Tabarez , Arthur K. Barnes , Adam Mate , Russell W. Bent

The AC optimal power flow (AC-OPF) problem is essential for power system operations, but its non-convex nature makes it challenging to solve. A widely used simplification is the linearized DC optimal power flow (DC-OPF) problem, which can…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-28 Salvador Pineda , Juan Pérez-Ruiz , Juan Miguel Morales

This is the second part of a two-part paper on data-based distributionally robust stochastic optimal power flow (OPF). The general problem formulation and methodology have been presented in Part I [1]. Here, we present extensive numerical…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-10-29 Yi Guo , Kyri Baker , Emiliano Dall'Anese , Zechun Hu , Tyler H. Summers

Managing uncertainty and variability in power injections has become a major concern for power system operators due to the increasing levels of fluctuating renewable energy connected to the grid. This work addresses this uncertainty via a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-05-05 Alejandra Pena-Ordieres , Daniel Molzahn , Line Roald , Andreas Waechter

With high penetrations of renewable generation and variable loads, there is significant uncertainty associated with power flows in DC networks such that stability and operational constraint satisfaction are of concern. Most existing DC…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-06-14 Jianzhe Liu , Bai Cui , Daniel K. Molzahn , Chen Chen , Xiaonan Lu , Feng Qiu

To address computational challenges associated with power flow nonconvexities, significant research efforts over the last decade have developed convex relaxations and approximations of optimal power flow (OPF) problems. However, benefits…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-24 Babak Taheri , Daniel K. Molzahn

This paper introduces a framework to capture previously intractable optimization constraints and transform them to a mixed-integer linear program, through the use of neural networks. We encode the feasible space of optimization problems…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-07-15 Ilgiz Murzakhanov , Andreas Venzke , George S. Misyris , Spyros Chatzivasileiadis

Learning to solve the Alternating Current Optimal Power Flow (AC-OPF) problem by neural networks (NNs) is a promising approach in real-time applications. Existing methods to ensure the physical feasibility of NN outputs embed a power flow…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2026-05-12 Jiebao Zhang , Haoyu Yan , Zhichao Sheng , Hongwen Yu , Shuang Ye , Haoyu Wang , Ye Shi

Optimal power flow (OPF) is a key problem in power system operations. OPF problems that use the nonlinear AC power flow equations to accurately model the network physics have inherent challenges associated with non-convexity. To address…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-06-19 Mohammad Rasoul Narimani , Daniel K. Molzahn , Mariesa L. Crow

Due to changes in electric distribution grid operation, new operation regimes have been recommended. Distribution grid optimal power flow (DOPF) has received tremendous attention in the research community, yet it has not been fully adopted…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-12-12 Sarmad Hanif , Rabayet Sadnan , Tylor E. Slay , Nawaf Nazir , Shiva Poudel , Bilal Bhatti , Andy Reiman , Jim Follum , Joseph McKinsey , Tarek Elgindy , Rui Yang

The Optimal power flow (OPF) problem contains many constraints. However, equality constraints along with a limited set of active inequality constraints encompass sufficient information to determine the feasible space of the problem. In this…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-09 Fouad Hasan , Amin Kargarian , Javad Mohammadi

Fast and reliable optimal power flow (OPF) approximation is essential for reliable smart-grid operation, yet many learning-based surrogates either flatten the native heterogeneous structure of power networks, target a limited set of grid…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-25 Massimiliano Lupo Pasini , Yijiang Li , Kibaek Kim , Teja Kuruganti