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Network topology optimization (NTO) via busbar splitting can mitigate transmission grid congestion and reduce redispatch costs. However, solving this mixed-integer nonlinear problem for large-scale systems in near-real-time is currently…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-03-16 Ali Rajaei , Peter Palensky , Jochen L. Cremer

We introduce a theory-driven mechanism for learning a neural network model that performs generative topology design in one shot given a problem setting, circumventing the conventional iterative process that computational design tasks…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2018-12-31 Ruijin Cang , Hope Yao , Yi Ren

In common real-world robotic operations, action and state spaces can be vast and sometimes unknown, and observations are often relatively sparse. How do we learn the full topology of action and state spaces when given only few and sparse…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-07-16 Lingzhi Zhang , Andong Cao , Rui Li , Jianbo Shi

In this paper, a new method for solving the power flow problem in distribution systems which is fast, parallel, as well as modular, straightforward, simplified and generic is proposed. This approach is based on a hierarchical construction…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-06 Arbel Yaniv , Yuval Beck

Optimal power flow (OPF) is a very fundamental but vital optimization problem in the power system, which aims at solving a specific objective function (ex.: generator costs) while maintaining the system in the stable and safe operations. In…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-09 Yuhao Zhou , Bei Zhang , Chunlei Xu , Tu Lan , Ruisheng Diao , Di Shi , Zhiwei Wang , Wei-Jen Lee

Recently, there has been a growing concern about the overload status of the power grid networks, and the increasing possibility of cascading failures. Many researchers have studied these networks to provide design guidelines for more robust…

Physics and Society · Physics 2012-12-27 Sakshi Pahwa , Caterina Scoglio , Noel Schulz

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

Power grids vulnerability is a key issue in society. A component failure may trigger cascades of failures across the grid and lead to a large blackout. Complex network approaches have shown a direction to study some of the problems faced by…

Physics and Society · Physics 2013-04-22 Trivik Verma , Wendy Ellens , Robert E. Kooij

Control of complex processes is a major goal of network analyses. Most approaches to control nonlinearly coupled systems require the network topology and/or network dynamics. Unfortunately, neither the full set of participating nodes nor…

Molecular Networks · Quantitative Biology 2014-12-23 Jason Shulman , Frank Malatino , Alexander Mo , Killian Ryan , Gemunu H. Gunaratne

The AC Optimal Power Flow (AC-OPF) problem is a core building block in electrical transmission system. It seeks the most economical active and reactive generation dispatch to meet demands while satisfying transmission operational limits. It…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-16 Terrence W. K. Mak , Ferdinando Fioretto , Pascal VanHentenryck

Many measurements or observations in computer vision and machine learning manifest as non-Euclidean data. While recent proposals (like spherical CNN) have extended a number of deep neural network architectures to manifold-valued data, and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-03-02 Xingjian Zhen , Rudrasis Chakraborty , Liu Yang , Vikas Singh

Power Delivery Networks (PDNs) are critical for maintaining voltage integrity in modern multiprocessor systems. Conventional early-stage PDN planning relies on static or worst-case power assumptions, often leading to over-provisioned…

We propose a data-driven approach for power allocation in the context of federated learning (FL) over interference-limited wireless networks. The power policy is designed to maximize the transmitted information during the FL process under…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-04-05 Boning Li , Ananthram Swami , Santiago Segarra

This paper proposes a linear approximation of the alternating current optimal power flow problem for multiphase distribution networks with voltage-dependent loads connected in both wye and delta configurations. We establish a set of linear…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-04-11 Geunyeong Byeon , Minseok Ryu , Kibaek Kim

Although various structural optimization techniques have a sound mathematical basis, the practical constructability of optimal designs poses a great challenge in the manufacturing stage. Currently, there is only a limited number of unified…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-07-19 Lowhikan Sivanantha Sarma , Chinthaka Mallikarachchi , Sumudu Herath

Neural Networks (NNs) are steering a new generation of artificial intelligence (AI) applications at the micro-edge. Examples include wireless sensors, wearables and cybernetic systems that collect data and process them to support real-world…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-03-17 Sergey Mileiko , Thanasin Bunnam , Fei Xia , Rishad Shafik , Alex Yakovlev , Shidhartha Das

This paper proposes a generic and unified model of the power flow (PF) problem for multiterminal hybrid AC/DC networks. The proposed model is an extension of the standard AC-PF. The DC network is treated as an AC one and, in addition to the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-02 Willem Lambrichts , Mario Paolone

The successful integration of machine learning models into decision support tools for grid operation hinges on effectively capturing the topological changes in daily operations. Frequent grid reconfigurations and N-k security analyses have…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-05 Agnes M. Nakiganda , Spyros Chatzivasileiadis

Traditional structured prediction models try to learn the conditional likelihood, i.e., p(y|x), to capture the relationship between the structured output y and the input features x. For many models, computing the likelihood is intractable.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-02-28 You Lu , Bert Huang

Estimating three-dimensional conformations of a molecular graph allows insight into the molecule's biological and chemical functions. Fast generation of valid conformations is thus central to molecular modeling. Recent advances in…

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