Accelerated Voltage Regulation in Multi-Phase Distribution Networks Based on Hierarchical Distributed Algorithm

Zhou, Xinyang; Liu, Zhiyuan; Zhao, Changhong; Chen, Lijun

doi:10.1109/TPWRS.2019.2948978

Title: Accelerated Voltage Regulation in Multi-Phase Distribution Networks Based on Hierarchical Distributed Algorithm

Abstract

Here, we introduce a hierarchical distributed algorithm to solve optimal power flow (OPF) problems that aim at dispatching controllable distributed energy resources (DERs) for voltage regulation at minimum cost. The proposed algorithm highlights unprecedented scalability to large multi-phase distribution networks by jointly exploring the tree/subtrees structure of a large radial distribution network and the structure of the linearized distribution power flow (LinDistFlow) model to derive a hierarchical, distributed implementation of the primal-dual gradient algorithm that solves OPF. The proposed implementation significantly reduces the computation loads compared to the centrally coordinated implementation of the same primal-dual algorithm without compromising optimality. Numerical findings on a 4,521-node test feeder show that the designed algorithm achieves more than 10-fold acceleration in the speed of convergence compared to the centrally coordinated primal-dual algorithm through reducing and distributing computational loads.

Authors:

Zhou, Xinyang ^[1]; Liu, Zhiyuan ^[2]; Zhao, Changhong ^[3]; Chen, Lijun ^[4]

National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); City Univ. of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States); Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)

Publication Date:: Tue Oct 22 00:00:00 EDT 2019

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

OSTI Identifier:: 1572648

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1820920

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5D00-74253
Journal ID: ISSN 0885-8950; MainId:24547;UUID:f9cbca2c-5998-e911-9c24-ac162d87dfe5;MainAdminID:13023

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308; EE0007998

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 35; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 0885-8950

Publisher:: IEEE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; optimal control; distributed algorithms; voltage control; large-scale systems

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                    Zhou, Xinyang, Liu, Zhiyuan, Zhao, Changhong, and Chen, Lijun. Accelerated Voltage Regulation in Multi-Phase Distribution Networks Based on Hierarchical Distributed Algorithm.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Zhou, Xinyang, Liu, Zhiyuan, Zhao, Changhong, & Chen, Lijun. Accelerated Voltage Regulation in Multi-Phase Distribution Networks Based on Hierarchical Distributed Algorithm.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2019.2948978

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                    Zhou, Xinyang, Liu, Zhiyuan, Zhao, Changhong, and Chen, Lijun. Tue .  
"Accelerated Voltage Regulation in Multi-Phase Distribution Networks Based on Hierarchical Distributed Algorithm".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2019.2948978.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1572648.

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  title        = {Accelerated Voltage Regulation in Multi-Phase Distribution Networks Based on Hierarchical Distributed Algorithm},

  author       = {Zhou, Xinyang and Liu, Zhiyuan and Zhao, Changhong and Chen, Lijun},

  abstractNote = {Here, we introduce a hierarchical distributed algorithm to solve optimal power flow (OPF) problems that aim at dispatching controllable distributed energy resources (DERs) for voltage regulation at minimum cost. The proposed algorithm highlights unprecedented scalability to large multi-phase distribution networks by jointly exploring the tree/subtrees structure of a large radial distribution network and the structure of the linearized distribution power flow (LinDistFlow) model to derive a hierarchical, distributed implementation of the primal-dual gradient algorithm that solves OPF. The proposed implementation significantly reduces the computation loads compared to the centrally coordinated implementation of the same primal-dual algorithm without compromising optimality. Numerical findings on a 4,521-node test feeder show that the designed algorithm achieves more than 10-fold acceleration in the speed of convergence compared to the centrally coordinated primal-dual algorithm through reducing and distributing computational loads.},

  doi          = {10.1109/TPWRS.2019.2948978},

  journal      = {IEEE Transactions on Power Systems},

  number       = 3,

  volume       = 35,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Oct 22 00:00:00 EDT 2019},

  month        = {Tue Oct 22 00:00:00 EDT 2019}

}

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Fig. 1: (Left) $ε_i$ ∩ $ε_j$ for two arbitrary nodes $i$, $j$ in the network and their mutual voltage-to-power-injection sensitivity factors $R_{ij}$ , $X_{ij}$ . (Right) Unclustered nodes and root nodes of subtrees along with their connecting lines constitute the reduced network. Two subtrees $τ_h$ and $τ_k$ share the samemore »

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Voltage Control Using Limited Communication
preprint, January 2017

Magnusson, Sindri; Qu, Guannan; Fischione, Carlo
arXiv
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Voltage Regulation Planning for Distribution Networks Using Multi-Scenario Three-Phase Optimal Power Flow
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