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Main Authors: Xiong, Zhisheng, Boskos, Dimitris, Zeng, Bo, Palensky, Peter, Vergara, Pedro P.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.23252
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author Xiong, Zhisheng
Boskos, Dimitris
Zeng, Bo
Palensky, Peter
Vergara, Pedro P.
author_facet Xiong, Zhisheng
Boskos, Dimitris
Zeng, Bo
Palensky, Peter
Vergara, Pedro P.
contents This paper studies the robust optimal operation of distribution networks (DNs) under renewable generation and load demand uncertainties, seeking an improved trade-off between robustness and economic performance. Building upon information gap decision theory (IGDT), a generalized uncertainty modelling is proposed to enhance the expressiveness of the uncertainty characterization. The proposed modelling captures both symmetric and asymmetric uncertainty features, and supports linear or nonlinear expansion of the uncertainty sets driven by confidence level. This advancement leads to the development of a confidence-level-based IGDT (CL-IGDT) framework for DN operation. To solve the resulting model, its equivalence to a family of two-stage robust optimization problems (TSROs) is established, enabling a Fibonacci search over the confidence level. To further improve computational efficiency, a cut-recycling strategy is proposed to exploit invariant information across TSROs. These techniques are integrated into a novel Fibonacci-Parametric Column-and-Constraint Generation algorithm with guaranteed asymptotic convergence. Case studies validate the effectiveness of the proposed framework and demonstrate the performance advantages of the proposed algorithm.
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spellingShingle Robust Operation of Distribution Networks: Generalized Uncertainty Modelling in Confidence-Level-Based Information Gap Decision
Xiong, Zhisheng
Boskos, Dimitris
Zeng, Bo
Palensky, Peter
Vergara, Pedro P.
Systems and Control
This paper studies the robust optimal operation of distribution networks (DNs) under renewable generation and load demand uncertainties, seeking an improved trade-off between robustness and economic performance. Building upon information gap decision theory (IGDT), a generalized uncertainty modelling is proposed to enhance the expressiveness of the uncertainty characterization. The proposed modelling captures both symmetric and asymmetric uncertainty features, and supports linear or nonlinear expansion of the uncertainty sets driven by confidence level. This advancement leads to the development of a confidence-level-based IGDT (CL-IGDT) framework for DN operation. To solve the resulting model, its equivalence to a family of two-stage robust optimization problems (TSROs) is established, enabling a Fibonacci search over the confidence level. To further improve computational efficiency, a cut-recycling strategy is proposed to exploit invariant information across TSROs. These techniques are integrated into a novel Fibonacci-Parametric Column-and-Constraint Generation algorithm with guaranteed asymptotic convergence. Case studies validate the effectiveness of the proposed framework and demonstrate the performance advantages of the proposed algorithm.
title Robust Operation of Distribution Networks: Generalized Uncertainty Modelling in Confidence-Level-Based Information Gap Decision
topic Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.23252