Distributed AC Optimal Power Flow: A Scalable Solution for Large-Scale Problems

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Main Authors: Dai, Xinliang, Jiang, Yuning, Guo, Yi, Jones, Colin N., Diehl, Moritz, Hagenmeyer, Veit
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Published: 2025
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author Dai, Xinliang
Jiang, Yuning
Guo, Yi
Jones, Colin N.
Diehl, Moritz
Hagenmeyer, Veit
author_facet Dai, Xinliang
Jiang, Yuning
Guo, Yi
Jones, Colin N.
Diehl, Moritz
Hagenmeyer, Veit
contents This paper introduces a novel distributed optimization framework for large-scale AC Optimal Power Flow (OPF) problems, offering both theoretical convergence guarantees and rapid convergence in practice. By integrating smoothing techniques and the Schur complement, the proposed approach addresses the scalability challenges and reduces communication overhead in distributed AC OPF. Additionally, optimal network decomposition enables efficient parallel processing under the single program multiple data (SPMD) paradigm. Extensive simulations on large-scale benchmarks across various operating scenarios indicate that the proposed framework outperforms the state-of-the-art centralized solver IPOPT on modest hardware. This paves the way for more scalable and efficient distributed optimization in future power system applications.
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spellingShingle Distributed AC Optimal Power Flow: A Scalable Solution for Large-Scale Problems
Dai, Xinliang
Jiang, Yuning
Guo, Yi
Jones, Colin N.
Diehl, Moritz
Hagenmeyer, Veit
Optimization and Control
Systems and Control
This paper introduces a novel distributed optimization framework for large-scale AC Optimal Power Flow (OPF) problems, offering both theoretical convergence guarantees and rapid convergence in practice. By integrating smoothing techniques and the Schur complement, the proposed approach addresses the scalability challenges and reduces communication overhead in distributed AC OPF. Additionally, optimal network decomposition enables efficient parallel processing under the single program multiple data (SPMD) paradigm. Extensive simulations on large-scale benchmarks across various operating scenarios indicate that the proposed framework outperforms the state-of-the-art centralized solver IPOPT on modest hardware. This paves the way for more scalable and efficient distributed optimization in future power system applications.
title Distributed AC Optimal Power Flow: A Scalable Solution for Large-Scale Problems
topic Optimization and Control
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.24086