Voltage-sensitive distribution factors for contingency analysis and topology optimization
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| author | Titz, Maurizio Witthaut, Dirk van Dijk, Joost Petrick, Benjamin Westerbeck, Nico |
| author_facet | Titz, Maurizio Witthaut, Dirk van Dijk, Joost Petrick, Benjamin Westerbeck, Nico |
| contents | Topology optimization is a promising approach for mitigating congestion and managing changing grid conditions, but it is computationally challenging and requires approximations. Conventional distribution factors like PTDFs and LODFs, based on DC power flow, fail to capture voltage variations, reactive power, and losses, thereby limiting their use in detailed optimization tasks such as busbar splitting. This paper introduces generalized distribution factors derived from a voltage-sensitive linearization of the full AC power flow equations. The proposed formulation accurately reflects reactive power flows, Ohmic losses, and voltage deviations while remaining computationally efficient. We derive and evaluate generalized PTDFs, LODFs, and topology modification factors using matrix identities. We discuss potential applications including voltage-aware N-1 security analysis and topology optimization with a focus on busbar splitting. Numerical experiments demonstrate close agreement with full AC solutions, significantly outperforming the traditional DC approximation. |
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| spellingShingle | Voltage-sensitive distribution factors for contingency analysis and topology optimization Titz, Maurizio Witthaut, Dirk van Dijk, Joost Petrick, Benjamin Westerbeck, Nico Optimization and Control Systems and Control Topology optimization is a promising approach for mitigating congestion and managing changing grid conditions, but it is computationally challenging and requires approximations. Conventional distribution factors like PTDFs and LODFs, based on DC power flow, fail to capture voltage variations, reactive power, and losses, thereby limiting their use in detailed optimization tasks such as busbar splitting. This paper introduces generalized distribution factors derived from a voltage-sensitive linearization of the full AC power flow equations. The proposed formulation accurately reflects reactive power flows, Ohmic losses, and voltage deviations while remaining computationally efficient. We derive and evaluate generalized PTDFs, LODFs, and topology modification factors using matrix identities. We discuss potential applications including voltage-aware N-1 security analysis and topology optimization with a focus on busbar splitting. Numerical experiments demonstrate close agreement with full AC solutions, significantly outperforming the traditional DC approximation. |
| title | Voltage-sensitive distribution factors for contingency analysis and topology optimization |
| topic | Optimization and Control Systems and Control |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.19976 |