Power distribution network reconfiguration based on min-cost flow problem

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

1 LIAS - Laboratoire d'Informatique et d'Automatique pour les Systèmes

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.

Keywords: power flow; distribution network; optimization

Domains: Computer Science [cs]; Optimization and Control [math.OC]; Electric power

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⟩