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Title: Systems and methods for optimal power flow on a radial network

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OSTI ID:1436178

Node controllers and power distribution networks in accordance with embodiments of the invention enable distributed power control. One embodiment includes a node controller including a distributed power control application; a plurality of node operating parameters describing the operating parameter of a node and a set of at least one node selected from the group consisting of an ancestor node and at least one child node; wherein send node operating parameters to nodes in the set of at least one node; receive operating parameters from the nodes in the set of at least one node; calculate a plurality of updated node operating parameters using an iterative process to determine the updated node operating parameters using the node operating parameters that describe the operating parameters of the node and the set of at least one node, where the iterative process involves evaluation of a closed form solution; and adjust node operating parameters.

Research Organization:
California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AR0000226
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
Patent Number(s):
9,954,362
Application Number:
14/722,075
OSTI ID:
1436178
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2015 May 26
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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