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Despite strong connections through shared application areas, research efforts on power market optimization (e.g., unit commitment) and power network optimization (e.g., optimal power flow) remain largely independent. A notable illustration…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-09-02 Carleton Coffrin , Bernard Knueven , Jesse Holzer , Marc Vuffray

The increasing scale of alternating current and direct current (AC/DC) hybrid systems necessitates a faster power flow analysis tool than ever. This letter thus proposes a specific physics-guided graph neural network (PG-GNN). The tailored…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-02 Mei Yang , Gao Qiu , Yong Wu , Junyong Liu , Nina Dai , Yue Shui , Kai Liu , Lijie Ding

Smart devices, storage and other distributed technologies have the potential to greatly improve the utilisation of network infrastructure and renewable generation. Decentralised control of these technologies overcomes many scalability and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-10-30 Paul Scott , Sylvie Thiébaux

Nonlinear power flow constraints render a variety of power system optimization problems computationally intractable. Emerging research shows, however, that the nonlinear AC power flow equations can be successfully modeled using Neural…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-11-01 Alyssa Kody , Samuel Chevalier , Spyros Chatzivasileiadis , Daniel Molzahn

During the energy transition, the significance of collaborative management among institutions is rising, confronting challenges posed by data privacy concerns. Prevailing research on distributed approaches, as an alternative to centralized…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-07-08 Xinliang Dai , Alexander Kocher , Jovana Kovačević , Burak Dindar , Yuning Jiang , Colin N. Jones , Hüseyin Çakmak , Veit Hagenmeyer

The implementation of optimal power flow (OPF) methods to perform voltage and power flow regulation in electric networks is generally believed to require extensive communication. We consider distribution systems with multiple controllable…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-08-15 Roel Dobbe , Oscar Sondermeijer , David Fridovich-Keil , Daniel Arnold , Duncan Callaway , Claire Tomlin

High-level penetration of intermittent renewable energy sources (RESs) has introduced significant uncertainties into modern power systems. In order to rapidly and economically respond to the fluctuations of power system operating state,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-08 Pengfei Wu , Chen Chen , Dexiang Lai , Jian Zhong

Optimal power flow (OPF) problems are non-convex and large-scale optimization problems with important applications in power networks. This paper proposes the scheduled-asynchronous algorithm to solve a distributed semidefinite programming…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-10-10 Chin-Yao Chang , Jorge Cortes , Sonia Martinez

AC-OPF (Alternative Current Optimal Power Flow)aims at minimizing the operating costs of a power gridunder physical constraints on voltages and power injections.Its mathematical formulation results in a nonconvex polynomial…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-05-31 Adrien Le Franc , Victor Magron , Jean-Bernard Lasserre , Manuel Ruiz , Patrick Panciatici

The optimal power flow (OPF) is a multi-valued, non-convex mapping from loads to dispatch setpoints. The variability of system parameters (e.g., admittances, topology) further contributes to the multiplicity of dispatch setpoints for a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-17 Milad Hoseinpour , Vladimir Dvorkin

The optimal power flow (OPF) problem minimizes the operating cost of an electric power system. Applications of convex relaxation techniques to the non-convex OPF problem have been of recent interest, including work using the Lasserre…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-11-17 Daniel K. Molzahn , Cédric Josz , Ian A. Hiskens , Patrick Panciatici

Deep learning approaches, known for their ability to model complex relationships and fast execution, are increasingly being applied to solve large optimization problems. However, existing methods often face challenges in simultaneously…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-12-16 Zisheng Zhou , Dengyu Zheng , Zirui Chen , Shixiang Chen

Recently, there has been a surge of interest in adopting deep neural networks (DNNs) for solving the optimal power flow (OPF) problem in power systems. Computing optimal generation dispatch decisions using a trained DNN takes significantly…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-09-28 Yexiang Chen , Subhash Lakshminarayana , Carsten Maple , H. Vincent Poor

In recent years, there has been a huge trend to penetrate renewable energy sources into energy networks. However, these sources introduce uncertain power generation depending on environmental conditions. Therefore, finding 'optimal' and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-02-26 Erfan Mohagheghi , Abebe Geletu , Nils Bremser , Mansour Alramlawi , Aouss Gabash , Pu Li

Optimal power flow (OPF) is a fundamental tool for analyzing the characteristics of bipolar DC distribution network (DCDN). However, existing OPF models face challenges in reflecting the power distribution and exchange of bipolar DCDN…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-06 Yiyao Zhou , Qianggang Wang , Yuan Chi , Jianquan Liao , Tao Huang , Niancheng Zhou , Xiaolong Xu , Xuefei Zhang

The AC Optimal power flow (OPF) problem is one of the most fundamental problems in power systems engineering. For the past decades, researchers have been relying on unproven heuristics to tackle OPF. The hardness of OPF stems from two…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-07-16 Majid Khonji , Sid Chi-Kin Chau , Khaled Elbassion

Optimal power flow (OPF) is used to perform generation redispatch in power system real-time operations. N-1 OPF can ensure safe grid operations under diverse contingency scenarios. For large and intricate power networks with numerous…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-12 Thuan Pham , Xingpeng Li

We investigate the distributed DC-Optimal Power Flow (DC-OPF) problem for a dynamic and uncertain environment. The unpredictable supply of renewable resources and varying prices of the electricity market are a few factors responsible for…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-08-10 Sushobhan Chatterjee , Rachel Kalpana Kalaimani

The coordinated alternating current optimal power flow (ACOPF) for coupled transmission-distribution grids has become crucial to handle problems related to high penetration of renewable energy sources (RESs). However, obtaining all system…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-08-04 Wentian Lu , Kaijun Xie , Mingbo Liu , Xiaogang Wang , Lefeng Cheng

Power flow analysis plays a critical role in the control and operation of power systems. The high computational burden of traditional solution methods led to a shift towards data-driven approaches, exploiting the availability of digital…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-17 Victor Eeckhout , Hossein Fani , Md Umar Hashmi , Geert Deconinck