The power flow equations relate the power injections and voltages in an electric power
system and are therefore key to many power system optimization and control problems …

Fundamental shifts in the structure and generation profile of electrical grids are occurring
amidst increased demand for resilience. These two simultaneous trends create the need for …

The integration of variable renewable energy sources (RES) into power grids has resulted in
a more complex operating environment for power system operators (SO), necessitating the …

In this work, we develop an adaptive, multivariate partitioning algorithm for solving
nonconvex, Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programs (MINLPs) with polynomial functions to global …

Natural hazards are great threats to the safe and reliable operation of electric power
systems. Some high-impact low-probability (HILP) events usually cause severe load losses …

The reliability of the electrical system is a fundamental study that is carried out to determine
the possible deficiencies that an electrical system can have in case of failures, since a failure …

Power flow refers to the injection of power on the lines of an electrical grid, so that all the
injections at the nodes form a consistent flow within the network. Optimality, in this setting, is …

Optimal transmission switching is proposed in recent years to optimize the power system
operational cost in deterministic studies. With the rapid growth of renewable generations, the …

In this article, the optimal transmission switching (OTS) problem is solved in order to
optimize the operation cost of an electrical power system. This is accomplished by …

This article presents a specialized scatter search (SS) algorithm to solve the optimal
transmission switching (OTS) problem considering voltage control, with the objective of …