Transmission network expansion planning with simulation optimization

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1609/aaai.v24i1.7540· OSTI ID:983881

Bent, Russell W ^[1]; Berscheid, Alan ^[1]; Toole, G Loren ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory

Within the electric power literatW''e the transmi ssion expansion planning problem (TNEP) refers to the problem of how to upgrade an electric power network to meet future demands. As this problem is a complex, non-linear, and non-convex optimization problem, researchers have traditionally focused on approximate models. Often, their approaches are tightly coupled to the approximation choice. Until recently, these approximations have produced results that are straight-forward to adapt to the more complex (real) problem. However, the power grid is evolving towards a state where the adaptations are no longer easy (i.e. large amounts of limited control, renewable generation) that necessitates new optimization techniques. In this paper, we propose a generalization of the powerful Limited Discrepancy Search (LDS) that encapsulates the complexity in a black box that may be queJied for information about the quality of a proposed expansion. This allows the development of a new optimization algOlitlun that is independent of the underlying power model.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 983881
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-10-00165; LA-UR-10-165
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
APPROXIMATIONS
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
CONTROL
ELECTRIC POWER
EXPANSION
GRIDS
INFORMATION
MEETINGS
OPTIMIZATION
PLANNING
POWER
SIMULATION
TRANSMISSION