CREATIVE METHODS FOR ADDRESSING
OPTIMAL POWER FLOW ISSUES
(PAPER ID- 1094)
Presented By:
Name – Manish Nandy
Affiliation- Kalinga University, Raipur, India.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
3. Motivation for the Proposed Work
4. Proposed Model/Work
5. Result Analysis
6. Conclusion
7. References
1. Introduction
• This chapter considers problems concerning
management and regulation of themost advanced
distribution systems with considerable quantity of
distributedembedded energy sources. Aim and
purpose are to formulate algorithms for the
control systems that will optimize a network
based Upon the basic philosophy of optimal ac
power flow using power electronics interfaced
renewable energy sources that are capable of
quick energy transmission .
• A good deal of literature has existed that has
examined solar energy systems within the larger
electricity grids taking into account the policies on
the integration of solar energy systems into the Figure 1: : Diagram of the OPF
grid. The hope however in these designs is that workflow, from initial power
they would be able to limit the inverter outputs at system data collection and
a time scale which is commensurate with the preprocessing to applying
functional features of the electric grid edges optimization techniques
wherein the inverters are connected.
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2. Literature Review
Figure 2: Conceptual framework highlighting the integration of various optimization methods
•In one scenario, a situation where an electric motor instead of applying direct current
supplies its induction motor through the combination of the series branches of RESs
and a resistor only if there are some nodes with reported under voltages. There is an
issue of concern which is a potential hazard such as unforeseen voltages at the supply
that might cause an electric switchgear to short circuit and burn out A system model
is for example determining the number of mobile robots in the working zone and the
tasks to be performed by them including the number of robots that can handle a
certain composite.
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3. Motivation for the Proposed Work
Figure 3: Implementation strategy for deploying OPF solutions in real-world power grids
In this paper, we start with the earlier stated fact which is that the approximation of the
power flow equations is proposed in that article; this approximation will be central in
order to develop the distributed feedback controllers which will be relatively simple
and quick in response. The approximate power flow models can help reduce the levels
of detail required in the modeling of power system analysis. These models pose several
simplifications, for example, they could use linearized models of the voltage/power
relationships or only take the first few terms into account in a Taylor expansion series
in order to give faster and cheaper results.
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4. Proposed Model/Work
•As the size and the complexity of the system
increases, the scale of the OPFproblem becomes
computationally infeasible. To better scalability and
efficiency in computation, the proposed system
uses parallel programming and distributed
optimization techniques. These strategies break
down the large OPF problem into several smaller
sub problems which can be solved in parallel using
many processors or machines.
•The methodology is also said to incorporate cloud
or high-performance computing as an infrastructure
in order to tackle quite effectively large scale Figure 4: Diagram showcasing
systems and issues with time constraints. Also, the the approach to tackling OPF
hybrid approach of integrating classical problems
optimization techniques and metaheuristics helps to
achieve the required speed up and therefore reduces
the time to reach an optimal solution.
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4. Proposed Model/Work
Parameter Unit Value Description
Total Generation MW 500 Total amount of
electricity generated in
the system
Total Load Demand MW 480 Total electricity
consumption across the
network
Power Loss MW 20 Loss of power during
transmission and
distribution
Generation Cost $/MWh 45 Cost per MWh of
generated electricity
Voltage Deviation % 1.2 Deviation from desired
voltage levels
Parameter Unit Value Description
Table 1: Optimal Power Flow Pursuit Results
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Bus Generat Load
5. Result Analysis
Voltage Power Generat Bus Generati Load Voltage Power Generati
Number ion (MW) (p.u.) Flow ion Cost Number on (MW) (MW) (p.u.) Flow on Cost
(MW) (MW) ($/MWh (MW) ($/MWh)
)
1 100 95 1.01 98 50 1 150 145 1.02 148 55
2 120 115 1.02 118 48 2 180 175 1.03 178 53
3 80 70 1.00 75 52 3 110 105 1.01 110 56
4 90 85 1.03 87 51 4 130 125 1.04 128 54
5 75 70 1.01 73 49 5 140 135 1.03 138 57
Table 2: Optimal Power Flow Results for Base Table 3: Optimal Power Flow Results for Peak
Case Scenario Load Scenario
Bus Generati Load Voltage Power Generati Bus Gene Load Volta Powe Gene Line Tran
Number on (MW) (MW) (p.u.) Flow on Cost Num ratio (MW ge r ratio Powe smiss
(MW) ($/MWh) ber n ) (p.u.) Flow n r ion
(MW (MW Cost Flow Loss
) ) ($/M (MW (MW
1 95 95 1.00 97 52 Wh) ) )
2 120 120 1.01 118 50 1 100 95 1.00 98 53 45 2.2
3 85 70 0.98 80 54 2 120 115 1.01 118 55 50 2.5
3 50 45 0.98 48 58 25 1.8
4 100 90 1.02 98 53
4 130 125 1.02 128 54 60 2.8
5 85 75 0.99 80 51 5 145 140 1.03 142 56 70 3.2
6 130 125 1.02 128 53 55 2.7
Table 4: Optimal Power Flow Results for Fault Scenario
Table 5: Optimal Power Flow Results for Generation
Loss Scenario
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6. Conclusion
• As per this paper, the focus is to develop feedback controllers whose setpoints that
seek RES are almost the same as a solution for the OPF of A.C. To make this work,
the authors created controller techniques that utilize primal and dual methods that
implement AC power flow equations as well as designed the high-level low-end
controllers suitable for microcontrollers as in gateways and inverters. The dynamic
tracking performance of the designed controllers was confirmed and demonstrated in
numerical simulations.
• The search for Optimal Power Flow solutions is one of the classic problems but also
one of the hardest in the area of modern electricity systems management. As power
systems become more complicated with renewable energy sources, decentralized
power generation and an increase in the consumption of electricity, it is becoming
ever more important to be able to do proper optimization of power flows.
• This means the reformulation of the OPF problem, which is determining the optimal
operating point in order to fulfil all the requirements while incurring the lowest
possible cost.This is a forecasting problem on high renewable penetration which
indeed is a big and complex non-linear problem with changing dimensions over time,
as the target is to estimate future wind and solar generation.
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