Column generation for multistage stochastic mixed-integer nonlinear programs with discrete state variables

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Autori principali: Rathi, Tushar, Riley, Benjamin P., Flores-Quiroz, Angela, Zhang, Qi
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Pubblicazione: 2024
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author Rathi, Tushar
Riley, Benjamin P.
Flores-Quiroz, Angela
Zhang, Qi
author_facet Rathi, Tushar
Riley, Benjamin P.
Flores-Quiroz, Angela
Zhang, Qi
contents Stochastic programming provides a natural framework for modeling sequential optimization problems under uncertainty; however, the efficient solution of large-scale multistage stochastic programs remains a challenge, especially in the presence of discrete decisions and nonlinearities. In this work, we consider multistage stochastic mixed-integer nonlinear programs (MINLPs) with discrete state variables, which exhibit a decomposable structure that allows its solution using a column generation approach. Following a Dantzig-Wolfe reformulation, we apply column generation such that each pricing subproblem is an MINLP of much smaller size, making it more amenable to global MINLP solvers. We further propose a method for generating additional columns that satisfy the nonanticipativity constraints, leading to significantly improved convergence and optimal or near-optimal solutions for many large-scale instances in a reasonable computation time. The effectiveness of the tailored column generation algorithm is demonstrated via computational case studies on a multistage blending problem and a problem involving the routing of mobile generators in a power distribution network.
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spellingShingle Column generation for multistage stochastic mixed-integer nonlinear programs with discrete state variables
Rathi, Tushar
Riley, Benjamin P.
Flores-Quiroz, Angela
Zhang, Qi
Optimization and Control
Stochastic programming provides a natural framework for modeling sequential optimization problems under uncertainty; however, the efficient solution of large-scale multistage stochastic programs remains a challenge, especially in the presence of discrete decisions and nonlinearities. In this work, we consider multistage stochastic mixed-integer nonlinear programs (MINLPs) with discrete state variables, which exhibit a decomposable structure that allows its solution using a column generation approach. Following a Dantzig-Wolfe reformulation, we apply column generation such that each pricing subproblem is an MINLP of much smaller size, making it more amenable to global MINLP solvers. We further propose a method for generating additional columns that satisfy the nonanticipativity constraints, leading to significantly improved convergence and optimal or near-optimal solutions for many large-scale instances in a reasonable computation time. The effectiveness of the tailored column generation algorithm is demonstrated via computational case studies on a multistage blending problem and a problem involving the routing of mobile generators in a power distribution network.
title Column generation for multistage stochastic mixed-integer nonlinear programs with discrete state variables
topic Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.05052