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The control schemes of distributed energy resources (DERs) in active distribution networks (ADNs) are largely influenced by uncertainties. The uncertainties of DERs are complicated, containing spatial and temporal correlation, which makes…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-10-16 Xiaoshuang Chen , Jin Lin , Feng Liu , Yonghua Song

A challenge in transmission-distribution coordination is how to quickly and reliably coordinate Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) across large multi-stakeholder Distribution Networks (DNs) to support the Transmission Network (TN), while…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-19 Ilyas Farhat , Etinosa Ekomwenrenren , John W. Simpson-Porco , Evangelos Farantatos , Mahendra Patel , Aboutaleb Haddadi

To manage huge amount of flexible distributed energy resources (DERs) in the distribution networks, the virtual power plant (VPP) is introduced in industry. The VPP can optimally dispatch these resources in a cluster way and provide…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-11-03 Siyuan Wang , Wenchuan Wu

The proliferation of distributed energy resources (DERs), located at the Distribution System Operator (DSO) level, bring new opportunities as well as new challenges to the operations within the grid, specifically, when it comes to the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-06-04 Mikhail Bragin , Yury Dvorkin

The increasing penetration of intermittent renewables, storage devices, and flexible loads is introducing operational challenges in distribution grids. The proper coordination and scheduling of these resources using a distributed approach…

The increasing integration of renewable energy sources and distributed energy resources (DER) into modern power systems introduces significant uncertainty, posing challenges for maintaining grid flexibility and reliability. Hybrid energy…

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Due to the transformation of the power system, the effective use of flexibility from the distribution system (DS) is becoming crucial for efficient network management. Leveraging this flexibility requires interoperability among…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-09 Burak Dindar , Can Berk Saner , Hüseyin K. Çakmak , Veit Hagenmeyer

Distribution grid flexibility is discussed as a possible measure in curative system operation, yielding a need for an efficient and robust coordination mechanism for the joint flexibility provision by individual units to the transmission…

Community microgrids are developed within existing power systems by integrating local distributed energy resources (DERs). So power distribution systems can be seamlessly partitioned into community microgrids and end-users could be largely…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-08-04 Chen Yuan , Guangyi Liu , Zhiwei Wang , Xi Chen , Mahesh S. Illindala

Power distribution networks are increasingly hosting controllable and flexible distributed energy resources (DERs) that, when aggregated, can provide ancillary support to transmission systems. However, existing aggregation schemes often…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-22 Hyeongon Park , Daniel K. Molzahn , Rahul K. Gupta

We propose a combined global-local control approach to regulate voltage and minimize power losses in distribution networks with high integration of distributed energy resources (DERs). Local controllers embed the fast acting proportional…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-04 Wilhiam de Carvalho , Ahmad Attarha , Hemanshu R. Pota

With more and more distributed energy resources (DERs) deployed in Integrated Energy Systems (IESs), frequency stability challenges the pursuit of reliability and efficiency. This paper proposes a fully-distributed frequency control method…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-11-27 Xin Qin , Xuan Zhang , Xinwei Shen , Yinliang Xu , Mohammad Shahidehpour , Hongbin Sun

The energy transition towards renewable based power provision requires improved monitoring and control of distributed energy resources (DERs), installed predominantly at the distribution grid level. Due to the gradual phase out of thermal…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-03 Neelotpal Majumdar , Marcel Sarstedt , Lutz Hofmann

{A curtailable and flexible resource activation framework for solving distribution network (DN) voltage and thermal congestions is used to quantify three important aspects with respect to modelling low voltage networks.} This framework…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-08 Md Umar Hashmi , Arpan Koirala , Hakan Ergun , Dirk Van Hertem

Coordinated optimization and control of distribution-level assets can enable a reliable and optimal integration of massive amount of distributed energy resources (DERs) and facilitate distribution system management (DSM). Accordingly, the…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-08-15 Kaiqing Zhang , Wei Shi , Hao Zhu , Emiliano Dall'Anese , Tamer Başar

As more and more renewable intermittent generations are being connected to the distribution grid, the grid operators require more flexibility to maintain the balance between supply and demand. The intermittencies give rise to situations…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-08-10 Ankur Majumdar , Omid Alizadeh-Mousavi

The power grid is undergoing significant restructuring driven by the adoption of wind/solar power and the incorporation of new flexible technologies that can shift load in space and time (e.g., data centers, battery storage, and modular…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-21 Weiqi Zhang , Victor M. Zavala

To cope with fast-fluctuating distributed energy resources (DERs) and uncontrolled loads, this paper formulates a time-varying optimization problem for distribution grids with DERs and develops a novel non-iterative algorithm to track the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-28 J. Wu , M. Liu , W. Lu , K. Xie , M. Xie

This paper presents a method for predictive aggregation of the available flexibility at the residential unit level into a flexibility chart that represents the admissible active and reactive powers, along with the associated flexibility…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-12 Clément Moureau , Thomas Stegen , Mevludin Glavic , Bertrand Cornélusse

This work presents a bilevel coordination model that captures the hierarchical interaction between the transmission and distribution layers under a Distribution System Operator(DSO)-led configuration. In this scheme, multiple DSOs…

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