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Optimal power flow (OPF) is a critical optimization problem for power systems to operate at points where cost or other operational objectives are optimized. Due to the non-convexity of the set of feasible OPF operating points, it is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-03-03 Daniel Turizo , Diego Cifuentes , Anton Leykin , Daniel K. Molzahn

Increasing penetration of distributed energy resources complicate operations of electric power distribution systems by amplifying volatility of nodal power injections. On the other hand, these resources can provide additional control means…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-11-26 Robert Mieth , Yury Dvorkin

The Optimal Power Flow (OPF) problem is central to the reliable and efficient operation of power systems, yet its non-convex nature poses significant challenges for finding globally optimal solutions. While convex relaxation techniques such…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-27 Mohammadreza Iranpour , Mohammad Rasoul Narimani

Low-frequency high voltage ac transmission scheme has recently been proposed as an alternative approach for bulk power transmission. This paper proposes a multi-period optimal power flow (OPF) for a multi-frequency HVac transmission system…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-08-14 Quan Nguyen , Keng-Weng Lao , Phuong Vu , Surya Santoso

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

Optimal Power Flow (OPF) is a very traditional research area within the power systems field that seeks for the optimal operation point of electric power plants, and which needs to be solved every few minutes in real-world scenarios.…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-11-25 Ángela López-Cardona , Guillermo Bernárdez , Pere Barlet-Ros , Albert Cabellos-Aparicio

High penetration of renewable energy sources and the increasing share of stochastic loads require the explicit representation of uncertainty in tools such as the optimal power flow (OPF). Current approaches follow either a linearized…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2020-07-24 Andreas Venzke , Lejla Halilbasic , Uros Markovic , Gabriela Hug , Spyros Chatzivasileiadis

Alternating current optimal power flow (AC-OPF) is one of the fundamental problems in power systems operation. AC-OPF is traditionally cast as a constrained optimization problem that seeks optimal generation set points whilst fulfilling a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-12-18 Henning Lange , Bingqing Chen , Mario Berges , Soummya Kar

The alternating current (AC) chance-constrained optimal power flow (CC-OPF) problem addresses the economic efficiency of electricity generation and delivery under generation uncertainty. The latter is intrinsic to modern power grids because…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-01 Mile Mitrovic , Aleksandr Lukashevich , Petr Vorobev , Vladimir Terzija , Yury Maximov , Deepjyoti Deka

One potential future for the next generation of smart grids is the use of decentralized optimization algorithms and secured communications for coordinating renewable generation (e.g., wind/solar), dispatchable devices (e.g.,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-24 Terrence W. K. Mak , Minas Chatzos , Mathieu Tanneau , Pascal Van Hentenryck

With the growing integration of modular multilevel converters (MMCs) in Multi-Terminal Direct Current (MTDC) transmission systems, there is an increasing need for control strategies that ensure both economic efficiency and robust dynamic…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-07 Hongjin Du , Tuanku Badzlin Hashfi , Rashmi Prasad , Pedro P. Vergara , Peter Palensky , Aleksandra Lekić

This paper focuses on the AC Optimal Power Flow (OPF) problem for multi-phase systems. Particular emphasis is given to systems with high integration of renewables, where adjustments of the real and reactive output powers from renewable…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-12-22 Ahmed S. Zamzam , Nicholas D. Sidiropoulos , Emiliano Dall'Anese

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…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-30 Nico Westerbeck , Joost van Dijk , Jan Viebahn , Christian Merz , Dirk Witthaut

Conventional optimal power flow (OPF) solvers assume full observability of the involved system states. However, in practice, there is a lack of reliable system monitoring devices in the distribution networks. To close the gap between the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-03-18 Yi Guo , Xinyang Zhou , Changhong Zhao , Yue Chen , Tyler Summers , Lijun Chen

With the proliferation of distributed generation into distribution networks, the need to consider fault currents in the dispatch problem becomes increasingly relevant. This paper introduces a method for adding fault current constraints into…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-31 Jose E. Tabarez , Arthur K. Barnes , Adam Mate , Russell W. Bent

The future power grid may rely on distributed optimization to determine the set-points for huge numbers of distributed energy resources. There has been significant work on applying distributed algorithms to optimal power flow (OPF)…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-15 Rachel Harris , Mohannad Alkhraijah , Daniel K. Molzahn

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 uncertainty of multiple power loads and renewable energy generations (PLREG) in power systems increases the complexity of power flow analysis for decision-makers. The chance-constrained method can be applied to model the optimization…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-11-12 Ren Hu , Qifeng Li

Deregulated energy markets, demand forecasting, and the continuously increasing share of renewable energy sources call---among others---for a structured consideration of uncertainties in optimal power flow problems. The main challenge is to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-08-24 Tillmann Mühlpfordt , Timm Faulwasser , Veit Hagenmeyer

We consider the problem of distributed optimal power flow (OPF) for multi-area electric power systems. A novel distributed algorithm is proposed, referred to as the rotated coordinate descent critical region exploration (RCDCRE). It allows…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-06-20 Haitian Liu , Ye Guo , Hongbin Sun , Weisi Deng