Convex Optimization of Power Systems

A mathematically rigorous guide to convex optimization for power systems engineering.

Joshua Adam Taylor (Author)

9781107076877, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 12 February 2015

209 pages, 31 b/w illus. 3 tables 43 exercises
25.3 x 18 x 1.4 cm, 0.58 kg

Optimization is ubiquitous in power system engineering. Drawing on powerful, modern tools from convex optimization, this rigorous exposition introduces essential techniques for formulating linear, second-order cone, and semidefinite programming approximations to the canonical optimal power flow problem, which lies at the heart of many different power system optimizations. Convex models in each optimization class are then developed in parallel for a variety of practical applications like unit commitment, generation and transmission planning, and nodal pricing. Presenting classical approximations and modern convex relaxations side-by-side, and a selection of problems and worked examples, this is an invaluable resource for students and researchers from industry and academia in power systems, optimization, and control.

1. Introduction
2. Background
3. Optimal power flow
4. System operation
5. Infrastructure planning
6. Economics
7. Future directions.

Subject Areas: Satellite communication [TJKS], Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology [THX], Nuclear power & engineering [THK], Optimization [PBU]