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In this paper, we discuss our approach and algorithmic framework for solving large-scale security constrained optimal power flow (SCOPF) problems. SCOPF is a mixed integer non-convex optimization problem that aims to obtain the minimum…

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This paper introduces the Exascale Grid Optimization (ExaGO) toolkit, a library for solving large-scale alternating current optimal power flow (ACOPF) problems including stochastic effects, security constraints and multi-period constraints.…

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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…

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We present a massively parallel solver that accelerates DC loadflow computations for power grid topology optimization tasks. Our approach leverages low-rank updates of the Power Transfer Distribution Factors (PTDFs) to represent substation…

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The alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) is a powerful splitting algorithm for linearly constrained convex optimization problems. In view of its popularity and applicability, a growing attention is drawn towards the ADMM in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-08-19 Sedi Bartz , Rubén Campoy , Hung M. Phan

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…

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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…

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We propose a GPU-accelerated distributed optimization algorithm for controlling multi-phase optimal power flow in active distribution systems with dynamically changing topologies. To handle varying network configurations and enable…

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This work presents a GPU-accelerated solver for the unit commitment (UC) problem in large-scale power grids. The solver uses the Primal-Dual Hybrid Gradient (PDHG) algorithm to efficiently solve the relaxed linear subproblem, achieving…

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Transmission network expansion planning is a mixed-integer optimization problem, whose solution is used to guide future investment in transmission equipment. An approach is presented to find the global solution of the transmission planning…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-11-10 Bissan Ghaddar , Rabih Jabr

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

Using deep neural networks to predict the solutions of AC optimal power flow (ACOPF) problems has been an active direction of research. However, because the ACOPF is nonconvex, it is difficult to construct a good data set that contains…

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With increased reliance on cyber infrastructure, large scale power networks face new challenges owing to computational scalability. In this paper we focus on developing an asynchronous decentralized solution framework for the Unit…

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The alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) is a widely used method for solving many convex minimization models arising in signal and image processing. In this paper, we propose an inertial ADMM for solving a two-block separable…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-02 Yang Yang , Yuchao Tang

Since the alternating current optimal power flow (ACOPF) problem was introduced in 1962, developing efficient solution algorithms for the problem has been an active field of research. In recent years, there has been increasing interest in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-03-14 Mowen Lu , Harsha Nagarajan , Russell Bent , Sandra D. Eksioglu , Scott J. Mason

This paper proposes a component-based dual decomposition of the nonconvex AC optimal power flow (OPF) problem, where the modified dual function is solved in a distributed fashion. The main contribution of this work is that is demonstrates…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2017-08-23 Sleiman Mhanna , Gregor Verbic , Archie Chapman

We study tightness properties of a Lagrangian dual (LD) bound for the nonconvex alternating current optimal power flow (ACOPF) problem. We show an LD bound that can be computed in a parallel, decentralized manner. Specifically, the proposed…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-11-10 Weiqi Zhang , Kibaek Kim , Victor M. Zavala

To ensure the system stability of the $\bf{\mathcal{H}_{2}}$-guaranteed cost optimal decentralized control problem (ODC), an approximate semidefinite programming (SDP) problem is formulated based on the sparsity of the gain matrix of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-02-05 Bo Yang , Xinyuan Zhao , Xudong Li , Defeng Sun

Dynamic optimization is currently limited by sensitivity computations that require information from full forward and adjoint wave fields. Since the forward and adjoint solutions are computed in opposing time directions, the forward solution…

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Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM) algorithm has been widely adopted for solving the distributed optimization problem (DOP). In this paper, a new distributed parallel ADMM algorithm is proposed, which allows the agents to…

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