Formulation and solution of distribution system voltage and VAR control with distributed generation as a mixed integer non-linear programming problem

Esa A. Paaso; Yuan Liao; Aaron M. Cramer

doi:10.1016/j.epsr.2013.11.016

Formulation and solution of distribution system voltage and VAR control with distributed generation as a mixed integer non-linear programming problem

Esa A. Paaso, Yuan Liao, Aaron M. Cramer

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Abstract

Coordinated voltage and VAR control (VVC) can provide major economic benefits for distribution utilities. Incorporating distributed generations (DG) for VVC can improve the efficiency and reliability of distribution systems. This paper presents an approach to formulate and solve distribution system VVC with DG units as a mixed integer non-linear programming (MINLP) problem. The method can be utilized to create an effective control scheme for both the traditional VVC devices and DG units. The MINLP formulation is based on three-phase power flow formulation, and is solved with an open-source BONMIN optimization solver with outer approximation (OA) algorithm. BONMIN is interfaced with Matlab via a third-party optimization toolbox. The proposed approach is applied to several distribution feeder models with promising results.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	164-169
Number of pages	6
Journal	Electric Power Systems Research
Volume	108
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2013.11.016
State	Published - Mar 2014

Keywords

Distributed generation
Mixed integer non-linear programming
Outer approximation
Reactive power control
Voltage control

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Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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