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Second-order cone programming for optimal power flow in VSC-type AC-DC grids
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering (EES), Electric Power Systems. (EMREG)
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering (EES), Electric Power Systems. (EMREG)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9998-9773
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering (EES), Electric Power Systems.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6431-9104
2013 (English)In: IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, ISSN 0885-8950, E-ISSN 1558-0679, Vol. 28, no 4, p. 4282-4291Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This paper presents a second order cone programming (SOCP) formulation of the optimal power flow problem for AC-DC systems with voltage source converter (VSC) technology. Approximation techniques have been used to derive the SOCP formulation of the AC-DC OPF problem. Later, the SOCP formulation can be solved using the interior point method (IPM) by considering the limits on AC-DC grid. The accuracy of SOCP formulation of AC OPF has been proven with numerical examples using IEEE 14-bus, IEEE 30-bus, and IEEE 57-bus example systems. The results of the SOCP formulation are compared with available commercial software. Then a DC system with VSC technology is modeled in the IEEE 30-bus example system. The SOCP formulation of AC-DC OPF is applied to the modified IEEE 30-bus example system and the results are discussed. The limitations of derived SOCP formulation are also discussed.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2013. Vol. 28, no 4, p. 4282-4291
Keywords [en]
AC-DC optimal power flow, multi-terminal HVDC systems, second-order cone programming
National Category
Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Research subject
SRA - Energy
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-128579DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2013.2271871ISI: 000326184100079Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84886089694OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-128579DiVA, id: diva2:648163
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QC 20131203

Available from: 2013-09-13 Created: 2013-09-13 Last updated: 2024-03-18Bibliographically approved
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1. On the Efficiency and Accuracy of Simulation Methods for Optimal Power System Operation: Convex Optimization Models for Power System Analysis, Optimal Utilization of VSC-type DC Wind Farm Grids and FACTS Devices
Open this publication in new window or tab >>On the Efficiency and Accuracy of Simulation Methods for Optimal Power System Operation: Convex Optimization Models for Power System Analysis, Optimal Utilization of VSC-type DC Wind Farm Grids and FACTS Devices
2015 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Recently, significant changes in electric power systems such as rapid developmentof smart grid and electricity market and integration of non-dispatchablesources have added more complexity to the Power Flow Scheduling (PFS) andPower Balancing (PB) models. For instance, non-dispatchable sources introducean increasing level of uncertainty in the electricity market and power system operation.One of the solutions for handling these uncertainties in the power systemoperation is the improvement of system flexibility through a more efficient operationof power systems. On the other hand, efficient operation can be achieved bywell capturing variable behavior of uncertain sources such as wind power sourceswhich in turn demands efficient and robust PFS/PB models. This way, a moreflexible system, capable of efficiently accommodating higher levels of wind powerchanges, can be achieved. All these factors increase a need for PFS/PB models suchas Power Flow (PF) and Optimal Power Flow (OPF) models which can addressthese new challenges in an efficient, reliable, and economic way while supportingthe power system operation and control. In this regard, various solution methodshave been developed for solving different forms of PF/OPF formulation. The difficultyof solving OPF problems increases significantly with increasing network sizeand complexity. One of these complexities is how to model advanced controllable devices such as HVDC grids and Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) devices.Accurate handling of these complexities has limited the use of OPF in manyreal-world applications mainly because of its associated computational challenges.The main reasons behind computational challenges are nonlinearity and especiallynon-convexity of constraints representing power system and its components. Inthis regard, OPF problems are classified into two main groups. In the first group,researchers adopt Nonlinear programming (NLP) approach to fully represent thenonlinearity of the power system for the sake of accuracy but with the cost of complexityin the model. Computational and theoretical challenges associated withNLP approaches are then used as a motivation towards developing a more simplifiedOPF model, leading to the second group of OPF models known as LinearProgramming (LP) based OPF models. LP approaches are fast, reliable, and especiallyconvex, and therefore guarantee a global optimum to the simplified OPFproblem. The problem of LP approach to OPF is that the LP solution of OPF may not even be a feasible solution of original nonlinear OPF at all. Another issueassociated with LP models is that complex power system devices such as HVDClinks are difficult to be incorporated. These limitations have restricted the applicationof LP approaches for many OPF problems. According to the mentionedadvantages and disadvantages of NLP and LP based OPF models, what we seeks isan OPF model which can have main advantages of both LP OPF models (Efficientnumerical solvers) and full AC OPF models (Results accuracy). In this thesis, wedevelop convex optimization problems which can be adopted as both PF and OPFmodels which are capable of catching the nonlinear nature of power systems asmuch as possible while can be solved by efficient solution methods such as InteriorPoint Methods (IPMs). These OPF models can incorporate HVDC links, windfarm Multi Terminal HVDC (MTDC) grids, and shunt FACTS devices.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2015. p. xiv, 97
Series
TRITA-EE, ISSN 1653-5146 ; 2015:022
National Category
Engineering and Technology
Research subject
Electrical Engineering
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-166383 (URN)978-91-7595-573-5 (ISBN)
Public defence
2015-06-09, H1, Teknikringen 33, KTH, Stockholm, 10:00 (English)
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QC 20150521

Available from: 2015-05-21 Created: 2015-05-07 Last updated: 2022-09-06Bibliographically approved

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