Receding-Horizon OPF for Real-Time Active Management of Distribution Networks

James Robertson; Gareth Harrison; Alexander Wallace

doi:10.1049/iet-gtd.2016.1939

Receding-Horizon OPF for Real-Time Active Management of Distribution Networks

James Robertson, Gareth Harrison, Alexander Wallace

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This paper presents a new formulation for real-time active network management (ANM) control of distribution networks to maximise energy yield from distributed generation (DG). Coordinated scheduling of renewable DG and distribution network control assets can limit DG curtailment and significantly increase energy yield and economic performance of DG in weak or congested networks. Optimal power flow (OPF) has been employed in the literature for this purpose. However, single time frame snapshot formulations are limited by their narrow interpretation of temporal constraints. Here a formulation is presented for a new receding-horizon (RH) OPF technique to better control real-time ANM in distribution networks with high levels of temporally and spatially variable renewable DG. It is shown to improve the coordination between time sequences of system dispatch and improve voltage performance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2124 – 2131
Journal	IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution
Volume	12
Issue number	9
Early online date	26 Jan 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-gtd.2016.1939
Publication status	Published - 15 May 2018

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Adaptation and Resilience in Energy Systems (ARIES)
Harrison, G., Chick, J., Essery, R., Kerr, A. & Venugopal, V.
EPSRC
1/11/11 → 31/10/15
Project: Research
UK- China joint research consortium on sustainable electric power supply
Wallace, R.
EPSRC
1/01/09 → 31/12/12
Project: Research

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A Receding-Horizon OPF for Active Network Management
Robertson, J., Harrison, G. & Wallace, R., 2013, 22nd International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2013). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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