Distributed solution of stochastic volt/VAr control in radial networks
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Author(s)
Nazir, Firdous Ul
Pal, Bikash C
Jabr, Rabih A
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This paper presents a fully distributed algorithm for the stochastic Volt/VAr control (VVC) problem in active distribution networks. Exact convexification of the VVC problem is achieved through the use of second-order cones on the continuous relaxation of the original optimization structure. The global optimum solution of the relaxed problem is obtained through the application of the alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM). In order to minimize the effect of rounding off on the final solution, an adaptive threshold discretization technique is used. A two-stage control strategy is adopted where the discrete controllers, like load tap changers and switched capacitors, are dispatched at the beginning of the optimization interval and the continuous controllers, like distributed generation (DG) inverters, are adjusted in real time according to an optimized decision rule. The superiority of the proposed algorithm is demonstrated through numerical simulations on the UKGDS-95 and the IEEE-123 bus systems.
Date Issued
2020-06-12
Date Acceptance
2020-06-09
Citation
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2020, 11 (6), pp.5314-5324
ISSN
1949-3053
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Start Page
5314
End Page
5324
Journal / Book Title
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
Volume
11
Issue
6
Copyright Statement
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Identifier
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9115683
Subjects
0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2020-06-12