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The concept of dispatchable region is useful in quantifying how much renewable generation power the system can handle. In this paper, we aim to provide an improved dispatchable region approximation method in distribution networks. First,…
Abstract Objective: The objectives of this paper are to 1) construct a new network model compatible with distributed computation, 2) construct the full optimal power flow (OPF) in a distributed fashion so that an effective, non-inferior…
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The AC Optimal Power Flow (AC-OPF) is a key building block in many power system applications. It determines generator setpoints at minimal cost that meet the power demands while satisfying the underlying physical and operational…
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Uncertainty in distributed renewable generation threatens the security of power distribution systems. The concept of the dispatchable region was developed to assess the ability of power systems to accommodate renewable generation at a given…
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AC optimal power flow (AC OPF) is a fundamental problem in power system operation and control. Accurately modeling the network physics via the AC power flow equations makes AC OPF a challenging nonconvex problem that results in significant…
Power system networks are often modeled as homogeneous graphs, which limits the ability of graph neural network (GNN) to capture individual generator features at the same nodes. By introducing the proposed virtual node-splitting strategy,…
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