Approximating Feasible Power Injection Regions of Radial AC Networks via Dual SOCP
Year: 2021
Type: preprint
Abstract: We develop an optimization method to approximate the region of feasible power injections in distribution networks. Based on the nonlinear Dist-Flow model of an alternating-current (AC) network with a radial structure, we first formulate a power-injection feasibility problem considering voltage and current limits. The feasibility problem is then relaxed to a convex second-order cone program (SOCP). We utilize the strong dual problem of the SOCP to construct a convex polyhedral approximation of the SOCP-relaxed feasible power injection region. We further develop a heuristic method to approximately remove the power injections that make the SOCP relaxation inexact, thus establishing an approximate polyhedron of solvable and safe power injections. Numerical results demonstrate a satisfactory balance reached by the proposed method between the accuracy of approximation and the simplicity of computation.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Yue Chen, Changhong Zhao
Language: English
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3196492675