Correcting Optimal Transmission Switching for AC Power Flows

Clayton Barrows, Seth Blumsack, Paul Hines

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Abstract

Optimal Transmission Switching (OTS) has demonstrated significant savings potential on test systems when formulated in a linearized DC power flow framework. However, OTS solutions generated from DC models have no feasibility guarantee when applied to AC power flow models. Additionally, AC-feasible OTS solutions may not generate cost savings as suggested in the DC model. We present a method to correct OTS solutions obtained in the DC model to ensure feasible AC power flow solutions. When applied to the RTS-96 benchmark network, the method achieves results that are both AC feasible and generate significant system cost reductions.

Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event2014 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting - National Harbor, United States
Duration: 27 Jul 201431 Jul 2014

Conference

Conference2014 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNational Harbor
Period27/07/1431/07/14

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 IEEE.

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/CP-6A20-64907

Keywords

  • Optimization
  • Smart Grid
  • Transmission Switching

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