Power flow and optimal power flow using quantum and digital annealers: a computational scalability analysis

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Main Authors: Kaseb, Zeynab, Moller, Matthias, Vergara, Pedro P., Palensky, Peter
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Published: 2025
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author Kaseb, Zeynab
Moller, Matthias
Vergara, Pedro P.
Palensky, Peter
author_facet Kaseb, Zeynab
Moller, Matthias
Vergara, Pedro P.
Palensky, Peter
contents This study further explores reformulating power flow (PF) analysis as a discrete combinatorial optimization problem, proposed in our earlier study using the Adiabatic Quantum Power Flow (AQPF) algorithm, which can be executed on Ising machines, including quantum and quantum-inspired hardware. This approach provides a new representation of the underlying equations, analogous to how neural networks approximate complex functions using simple operations. While the resulting combinatorial optimization problem is NP-hard, it is compatible with emerging quantum hardware designed to address such complexity. We introduce the Adiabatic Quantum Optimal Power Flow (AQOPF) algorithm, which transforms the classical optimal power flow (OPF) equations into quadratic unconstrained binary optimization (QUBO) models. Furthermore, the AQPF and AQOPF algorithms are evaluated on standard test cases ranging from 4- to 1354-bus systems using D-Wave's Advantage\texttrademark\ system (QA), its hybrid quantum-classical solver (HA), and Fujitsu's third-generation Digital Annealer (DAv3) and Quantum-Inspired Integrated Optimization (QIIO) platform. Both full and partitioned formulations are investigated, with particular attention to scalability and robustness in ill-conditioned scenarios. The results demonstrate that the algorithms can reproduce feasible PF and OPF solutions and exhibit promising computational scalability when supported by scalable hardware.
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spellingShingle Power flow and optimal power flow using quantum and digital annealers: a computational scalability analysis
Kaseb, Zeynab
Moller, Matthias
Vergara, Pedro P.
Palensky, Peter
Systems and Control
This study further explores reformulating power flow (PF) analysis as a discrete combinatorial optimization problem, proposed in our earlier study using the Adiabatic Quantum Power Flow (AQPF) algorithm, which can be executed on Ising machines, including quantum and quantum-inspired hardware. This approach provides a new representation of the underlying equations, analogous to how neural networks approximate complex functions using simple operations. While the resulting combinatorial optimization problem is NP-hard, it is compatible with emerging quantum hardware designed to address such complexity. We introduce the Adiabatic Quantum Optimal Power Flow (AQOPF) algorithm, which transforms the classical optimal power flow (OPF) equations into quadratic unconstrained binary optimization (QUBO) models. Furthermore, the AQPF and AQOPF algorithms are evaluated on standard test cases ranging from 4- to 1354-bus systems using D-Wave's Advantage\texttrademark\ system (QA), its hybrid quantum-classical solver (HA), and Fujitsu's third-generation Digital Annealer (DAv3) and Quantum-Inspired Integrated Optimization (QIIO) platform. Both full and partitioned formulations are investigated, with particular attention to scalability and robustness in ill-conditioned scenarios. The results demonstrate that the algorithms can reproduce feasible PF and OPF solutions and exhibit promising computational scalability when supported by scalable hardware.
title Power flow and optimal power flow using quantum and digital annealers: a computational scalability analysis
topic Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.15978