HarshaQuan VoltVarOptimization
HarshaQuan VoltVarOptimization
Volt-var Optimization in
Utility Distribution Systems
Harsha Padullaparti
Quan Nguyen
Outline
• Distribution System Overview
• Volt-var Control, Optimization, CVR Concepts
• Motivation & Objective
• Simulation Setup for System Studies
• Python-OpenDSS Interfacing
Feeder
Capacitor,
Voltage regulator
Courtesy: ABB
Volt-var Control, Optimization – Voltage Profile
• Example distribution circuit and Voltage profile spider plot
CVR OFF
With CVR ON
Distance
1.08
1.06
1.04
1.02
0.98
0.96
0.94
0.92
0.9
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
time [m]
COM interface
COM interface
Simulation Setup
1500
1000
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
time [m]
Volt-var Optimization Problem
min (Power loss + Consumer power demand)
s.t:
Power flow equality constraints; → power system nature
Voltage magnitude inequality constraints; → IEEE standard
Bus voltage inequality constraints; → system stability
Capacitor output inequality constraints. → practical meaning
• The variable vector: [ [Voltage magnitude at bus i-th]; [Voltage angle at bus i-th];
[Reactive power supply from capacitor bank at bus i-th] ].
[1] G. L. Torres and V. H. Quintana, "An Interior Point Method for Nonlinear Optimal power Flow Using Voltage Rectangular Coordinates",
IEEE Trans. Power Syst., Vol. 13, No.4 Nov. (1998)
Primal-Dual Interior Point Method
Primal-Dual Interior Point Method
Lagrangian function:
Lagrangian function:
• Code does not run as expected. • Apply the algorithm in a simple system first.
• Ill-condition issue.
Substation bus
At 8 pm:
0 3
0 3
0 3
822 846
820 844
864
818 842
802 806 808 812 814 850 824 826 834 860 836
858 840
816
832 862
800 888 890
810
838
852