Linearized Optimal Power Flow for Multiphase Radial Networks with Delta Connections

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Authors: Geunyeong Byeon, Minseok Ryu, Kibaek Kim 

Abstract: This paper proposes a linear approximation of the alternating current optimal power flow problem for multiphase distribution networks with voltage-dependent loads connected in both wye and delta configurations. We present a system of linear equations that uniquely determines the relationship between the power withdrawal/injection from a bus and that from a delta-connected device by employing assumptions required by a widely used linear model developed for networks with only wye connections and constant power load models. Numerical studies on IEEE test feeders demonstrate that the proposed linear model provides solutions with reasonable error bounds efficiently, as compared with an exact nonconvex formulation and a convex conic relaxation. We experimentally show that modeling delta-connected, voltage-dependent loads as if they are wye connected can yield contradictory results. We also discuss when the proposed linear approximation may outperform the convex conic relaxation.

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