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This paper develops a branch-flow based optimal power flow (OPF) problem for multi-phase distribution networks that allows for tap selection of wye, closed-delta, and open-delta step-voltage regulators (SVRs). SVRs are assumed ideal and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-01-16 Mohammadhafez Bazrafshan , Nikolaos Gatsis , Hao Zhu

The integration of large-scale renewable energy sources, such as wind power, poses significant challenges for the optimal operation of power systems owing to their inherent uncertainties. This paper proposes a solution framework for…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-19 Zhaojun Ruan , Botao Gao , Libao Shi

We propose a novel feasible-path algorithm to solve the optimal power flow (OPF) problem for real-time use cases. The method augments the seminal work of Dommel and Tinney with second-order derivatives to work directly in the reduced space…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-11 François Pacaud , Daniel Adrian Maldonado , Sungho Shin , Michel Schanen , Mihai Anitescu

This two-part paper considers the day-ahead operational planning problem of a radial distribution network hosting Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), such as Solar Photovoltaic (PV) and Electric Vehicles (EVs). In Part I, we develop a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-06-05 Panagiotis Andrianesis , Michael Caramanis

The convergence performance of distributed optimization algorithms is of significant importance to solve optimal power flow (OPF) in a distributed fashion. In this paper, we aim to provide some insights on how to partition a power system to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-02-13 Ali Mohammadi , Mahdi Mehrtash , Amin Kargarian , Masoud Barati

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

Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) is being used in many domains. One of the biggest advantages of DRL is that it enables the continuous improvement of a learning agent. Secondly, the DRL framework is robust and flexible enough to be…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-05-05 Muhammad Usman Awais

The optimal power flow (OPF) problem, as a critical component of power system operations, becomes increasingly difficult to solve due to the variability, intermittency, and unpredictability of renewable energy brought to the power system.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-01-18 Yuxuan Li , Chaoyue Zhao , Chenang Liu

This paper formulates a time-varying social-welfare maximization problem for distribution grids with distributed energy resources (DERs) and develops online distributed algorithms to identify (and track) its solutions. In the considered…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-07-19 Xinyang Zhou , Emiliano Dall'Anese , Lijun Chen , Andrea Simonetto

The increase in renewable energy sources (RESs), like wind or solar power, results in growing uncertainty also in transmission grids. This affects grid stability through fluctuating energy supply and an increased probability of overloaded…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-13 Rebecca Bauer , Tillmann Mühlpfordt , Nicole Ludwig , Veit Hagenmeyer

This paper presents a parametric quadratic approximation of the AC optimal power flow (AC-OPF) problem for time-sensitive and market-based applications. The parametric approximation preserves the physics-based but simple representation…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-10-25 Gonzalo E. Constante-Flores , André H. Quisaguano , Antonio J. Conejo , Can Li

This paper considers the problem of releasing privacy-preserving load data of a decentralized operated power system. The paper focuses on data used to solve Optimal Power Flow (OPF) problems and proposes a distributed algorithm that…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-04-20 Terrence W. K. Mak , Ferdinando Fioretto , Pascal Van Hentenryck

This paper considers an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) point-to-point wireless communication system with simultaneous wireless information and power transfer. We study a receiver which is able to harvest energy from the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2013-03-12 Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Robert Schober

This letter investigates properties of the second-order cone relaxation of the optimal power flow (OPF) problem, with emphasis on relaxation tightness, nodal voltage angles recovery, and alternating-current-OPF feasibility in meshed…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-20 Ginevra Larroux , Matthieu Jacobs , Mario Paolone

Given the increased percentage of wind power in power systems, chance-constrained optimal power flow (CC-OPF) calculation, as a means to take wind power uncertainty into account with a guaranteed security level, is being promoted. Compared…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-02 Mengshuo Jia , Gabriela Hug , Yifan Su , Chen Shen

This paper is concerned with optimal power flow (OPF), which is the problem of optimizing the transmission of electricity in power systems. Our main contributions are as follows: (i) we propose a novel parabolic relaxation, which transforms…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-09-27 Fariba Zohrizadeh , Mohsen Kheirandishfard , Edward Quarm , Ramtin Madani

The optimal power flow problem plays an important role in the market clearing and operation of electric power systems. However, with increasing uncertainty from renewable energy operation, the optimal operating point of the system changes…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-01-25 Yeesian Ng , Sidhant Misra , Line A. Roald , Scott Backhaus

The optimal power flow (OPF) problem is one of the most fundamental problems in power system operations. The non-linear alternating current (AC) power flow equations that model different physical laws (together with operational constraints)…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-12-08 M. H. M. Christianen , S. van Kempen , M. Vlasiou , B. Zwart

Distributed optimization has attracted lots of attention in the operation of power systems in recent years, where a large area is decomposed into smaller control regions each solving a local optimization problem with periodic information…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2017-11-07 Junyao Guo , Gabriela Hug , Ozan Tonguz

The DC Optimal Power Flow (DC-OPF) problem is fundamental to power system operations, requiring rapid solutions for real-time grid management. While traditional optimization solvers provide optimal solutions, their computational cost…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-12-15 Kshitiz Khanal