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The type of decision dependent uncertainties (DDUs) imposes a great challenge in decision making, while existing methodologies are not sufficient to support many real practices. In this paper, we present a systematic study to handle this…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-03-31 Bo Zeng , Wei Wang

This paper proposes a reformulation of the scenario-based two-stage unit commitment problem under uncertainty that allows finding unit-commitment plans that perform reasonably well both in expectation and for the worst case realization of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-06-21 Ignacio Blanco , Juan M. Morales

The day-ahead energy and reserve management with transmission restrictions and voltage security limits is a challenging task for large-scale power systems in the presence of real-time variations caused by the uncertain demand and the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-11-22 L. P. M. I. Sampath , M. Hotz , H. B. Gooi , W. Utschick

Security-Constrained Unit Commitment (SCUC) is one of the most significant problems in secure and optimal operation of modern electricity markets. New sources of uncertainties such as wind speed volatility and price-sensitive loads impose…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-01-25 Mahdi Mehrtash , Mahdi Raoofat , Mohammad Mohammadi , Mohammad Hossein Zakernejad

To mitigate the vulnerability of distribution grids to severe weather events, some electric utilities use preemptive de-energization as the primary line of defense, causing significant power outages. In such instances, networked microgrids…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-04-05 Hannah Moring , Harsha Nagarajan , Kshitij Girigoudar , David M. Fobes , Johanna L. Mathieu

Microgrids are recognized as a relevant tool to absorb decentralized renewable energies in the energy mix. However, the sequential handling of multiple stochastic productions and demands, and of storage, make their management a delicate…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-06-09 François Pacaud , Michel de Lara , Jean-Philippe Chancelier , Pierre Carpentier

Power systems Unit Commitment (UC) problem determines the generator commitment schedule and dispatch decisions for power networks based on forecasted electricity demand. However, with the increasing penetration of renewables and stochastic…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-13 Xuan He , Jiayu Tian , Yufan Zhang , Honglin Wen , Yize Chen

We present a distributionally robust optimization (DRO) approach for the transmission expansion planning problem, considering both long- and short-term uncertainties on the system demand and non-dispatchable renewable generation. On the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-03-17 Alexandre Velloso , David Pozo , Alexandre Street

High penetration of renewable energy sources (RES) introduces significant uncertainty and intermittency into microgrid operations, posing challenges to economic and reliable scheduling. To address this, this paper proposes an end-to-end…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-04 Tingwei Cao , Yan Xu

Day-ahead scheduling of electricity generation or unit commitment is an important and challenging optimization problem in power systems. Variability in net load arising from the increasing penetration of renewable technologies have…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-08-06 Ali Irfan Mahmutogullari , Shabbir Ahmed , Ozlem Cavus , M. Selim Akturk

The increasing penetration of renewable energy sources introduces significant uncertainty in power system operations, making traditional deterministic unit commitment approaches computationally expensive. This paper presents a machine…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-15 Amir Bahador Javadi , Amin Kargarian , Mort Naraghi-Pour

This paper addresses the transmission network expansion planning problem under uncertain demand and generation capacity. A two-stage adaptive robust optimization framework is adopted whereby the worst-case operating cost is accounted for…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2019-04-04 Cristina Roldán , Roberto Mínguez , Raquel García-Bertrand , José Manuel Arroyo

We consider multistage stochastic optimization problems involving multiple units. Each unit is a (small) control system. Static constraints couple units at each stage. We present a mix of spatial and temporal decompositions to tackle such…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-06-18 Pierre Carpentier , Jean-Philippe Chancelier , Michel de Lara , François Pacaud

We develop multi-stage linear decision rules (LDRs) for dynamic power system generation and energy storage investment planning under uncertainty and propose their chance-constrained optimization with performance guarantees. First, the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-03-14 Vladimir Dvorkin , Dharik Mallapragada , Audun Botterud

Security-constrained unit commitment with alternating current optimal power flow (SCUC-ACOPF) is a central problem in power grid operations that optimizes commitment and dispatch of generators under a physically accurate power transmission…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-12 Matthew Brun , Thomas Lee , Dirk Lauinger , Xin Chen , Xu Andy Sun

The Security-Constrained Unit Commitment (SCUC) problem presents formidable computational challenges due to its combinatorial complexity, large-scale network dimensions, and numerous security constraints. While conventional temporal…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-29 Jinxin Xiong , Linxin Yang , Yingxiao Wang , Yanting Huang , Jianghua Wu , Shunbo Lei , Akang Wang

With increased reliance on cyber infrastructure, large scale power networks face new challenges owing to computational scalability. In this paper we focus on developing an asynchronous decentralized solution framework for the Unit…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-04-15 Paritosh Ramanan , Murat Yildirim , Edmond Chow , Nagi Gebraeel

This work proposes a framework for multistage adjustable robust optimization that unifies the treatment of three different types of endogenous uncertainty, where decisions, respectively, (i) alter the uncertainty set, (ii) affect the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-08-31 Qi Zhang , Wei Feng

Transmission system operators employ reserves to deal with unexpected variations of demand and generation to guarantee the security of supply. The French transmission system operator RTE dynamically sizes the required margins using a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-05-14 Jonathan Dumas

Multistage stochastic programming is a powerful tool allowing decision-makers to revise their decisions at each stage based on the realized uncertainty. However, in practice, organizations are not able to be fully flexible, as decisions…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-01-17 Sezen Ece Kayacık , Beste Basciftci , Albert H Schrotenboer , Evrim Ursavas