Power distribution network reconfiguration based on min-cost flow problem

Abdelkrim Ali Zazou (1, 2) , Emmanuel Grolleau (1, 2) , Emilie Chevrier , Pascal Richard (1, 2) , Jean-Paul Gaubert (1, 3) , Ladjel Bellatreche (1, 4)

1 LIAS [Poitiers] - Laboratoire d'informatique et d'automatique pour les systèmes [EA 6315]
2 SETR - Systèmes Embarqués Temps Réel
3 A&S - Automatique et Systèmes
4 IDD - Ingénierie des Données et des moDèles

In this paper a network reconfiguration model aimed to be used in an industrial context is presented. It is based on a min-cost flow problem (MCFP) and a simplified power flow calculation. Mixed Integer Quadratic Constrained Programming (MIQCP) and Mixed Integer Non linear Programming (MINLP) are used and compared to compute the network reconfiguration with off-the-shelf optimization solvers. Two test cases are presented, a small academic network and a real case study. The paper shows experimentally that simplification on model level can be more efficient than simplification on the solving level for real world problems.

Mots clés: power flow; distribution network; optimization

Domaines: Informatique [cs]; Optimisation et contrôle [math.OC]; Energie électrique

Abdelkrim Ali Zazou, Emmanuel Grolleau, Emilie Chevrier, Pascal Richard, Jean-Paul Gaubert, et al.. Power distribution network reconfiguration based on min-cost flow problem. 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN), Jul 2016, Poitiers, France. pp.286-291, ⟨10.1109/INDIN.2016.7819174⟩. ⟨hal-04026263⟩