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The optimal power flow (OPF) problem is fundamental in power system operations and planning. Large-scale renewable penetration in distribution networks calls for real-time feedback control, and hence the need for fast and distributed…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-05-19 Qiuyu Peng , Steven H. Low

Linear approximations of the AC power flow equations are of great significance for the computational efficiency of large-scale optimal power flow (OPF) problems. Put differently, the feasibility of the obtained solution is essential for…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-12 Meiyi Li , Yuhan Du , Javad Mohammadi , Constance Crozier , Kyri Baker , Soummya Kar

This tutorial summarizes recent advances in the convex relaxation of the optimal power flow (OPF) problem, focusing on structural properties rather than algorithms. Part I presents two power flow models, formulates OPF and their relaxations…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-11-18 Steven H. Low

This paper proves that in an unbalanced multi-phase network with a tree topology, the semidefinite programming relaxation of optimal power flow problems is exact when critical buses are not adjacent to each other. Here a critical bus either…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-09-15 Fengyu Zhou , Yue Chen , Steven H. Low

In this work we introduce PowerModelsDistribution, a free, open-source toolkit for distribution power network optimization, whose primary focus is establishing a baseline implementation of steady-state multi-conductor unbalanced…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2020-12-09 David M Fobes , Sander Claeys , Frederik Geth , Carleton Coffrin

The power flow equations relate bus voltage phasors to power injections via the network admittance matrix. These equations are central to the key operational and protection functions of power systems (e.g., optimal power flow scheduling and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-21 Samuel Talkington , Daniel Turizo , Sergio A. Dorado-Rojas , Rahul K. Gupta , Daniel K. Molzahn

This paper presents an algorithm to optimize the parameters of power systems equivalents to enhance the accuracy of the DC power flow approximation in reduced networks. Based on a zonal division of the network, the algorithm produces a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-23 Babak Taheri , Daniel K. Molzahn

Optimal power flow (OPF) over power transmission networks poses challenging large-scale nonlinear optimization problems, which involve a large number of quadratic equality and indefinite quadratic inequality constraints. These…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-02-14 Y. Shi , H. D. Tuan , P. Apkarian , A. V. Savkin

This paper develops an ensemble learning-based linearization approach for power flow, which differs from the network-parameter based direct current (DC) power flow or other extended versions of linearization. As a novel data-driven…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-10-22 Ren Hu , QiFeng Li

Typical formulations of the optimal power flow (OPF) problem rely on what is termed the "bus-branch" model, with network electrical behavior summarized in the Ybus admittance matrix. From a circuit perspective, this admittance…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-06-06 Byungkwon Park , Jayanth Netha , Michael C. Ferris , Christopher L. DeMarco

In recent years, several applications have been proposed in the context of distribution networks. Many of these can be formulated as an optimal power flow problem, a mathematical optimization program which includes a model of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-08-23 Sander Claeys , Frederik Geth , Geert Deconinck

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 (OPF) problem, which plays a central role in operating electrical networks is considered. The problem is nonconvex and is in fact NP hard. Therefore, designing efficient algorithms of practical relevance is crucial,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-08-20 S. Magnússon , P. C. Weeraddana , C. Fischione

The existence of strictly positive lower bounds on voltage magnitude is taken for granted in optimal power flow problems. Nevertheless, it is not possible to rely on such bounds for a variety of real-world network optimization problems.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-01-24 Frederik Geth

Optimization problems that involve topology optimization in scenarios with large scale outages, such as post-disaster restoration or public safety power shutoff planning, are very challenging to solve. Using simple power flow…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-04 Noah Rhodes , James Luedkte , Line Roald

Aggregated load models, such as PQ and ZIP, are used to represent the approximated load demand at specific buses in grid simulation and optimization problems. In this paper we examine the impact of model choice on the optimal power flow…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-04-11 Marko Jereminov , Bryan Hooi , Amritanshu Pandey , Hyun-Ah Song , Christos Faloutsos , Larry Pileggi

The classical optimal power flow problem optimizes the power flow in a power network considering the associated flow and operating constraints. In this paper, we investigate optimal power flow in the context of utility-maximizing demand…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-03-22 Majid Khonji , Chi-Kin Chau , Khaled Elbassioni

In this paper, we consider the optimal power flow (OPF) problem which consists in determining the power production at each bus of an electric network by minimizing the production cost. Our contribution is an exact solution algorithm for the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-05-04 Amélie Lambert

Applications of Binary Neural Networks (BNNs) are promising for embedded systems with hard constraints on computing power. Contrary to conventional neural networks with the floating-point datatype, BNNs use binarized weights and activations…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2022-11-14 Mahdi Zahedi , Taha Shahroodi , Stephan Wong , Said Hamdioui

Optimal Power Flow (OPF) is an important tool used to coordinate assets in electric power systems to ensure customer voltages are within pre-defined tolerances and to improve distribution system operations. While convex relaxations of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-11-18 Michael D. Sankur , Roel Dobbe , Emma Stewart , Duncan S. Callaway , Daniel B. Arnold