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Interactive Power Flow in the Browser
Samuel Talkington, Frederik Geth, Qian Zhang +2
This paper introduces tellegen, an open source framework for interactive power flow (PF) and optimal power flow (OPF) studies that run in the browser. This provides intuitive and d…
Congestion Structure and Exceedance Bounds for Locational Marginal Emissions
Cameron Khanpour, Samuel Talkington, Daniel K. Molzahn
Locational marginal emissions (LMEs) give the sensitivity of total operating carbon emissions to nodal power demand. We show that this vector with entries has a much smaller in…
Grid Trouble in Paradise: Uncovering Vulnerable Distributed Energy Resources and Their Grid-Level Risks
Anna Raymaker, Samuel Talkington, Zeezoo Ryu +8
Grid-connected solar distributed energy resources (DERs), such as solar inverters and monitoring platforms, have been deployed at unprecedented scale over the past few years, with…
Zero-Sum Power Factor Games
Cameron Khanpour, Samuel Talkington, Mathieu Dahan +1
Variable active power injections arising from device behavior or compromised dispatch complicate voltage regulation in electric power networks with distributed energy resources (DE…
Proving the Limits of Quantum Power Flow
Cameron Khanpour, Samuel Talkington
This letter proves realistic grid properties limit the applicability of quantum computers for power flow. Grids that split into two large regions meeting at only a few buses, commo…
Making Every Bit Count for -Optimal State Estimation
Cameron Khanpour, Daniel Turizo, Samuel Talkington
We study the problem of controlling how a limited communication bandwidth budget is allocated across heterogeneously quantized sensor measurements. The performance criterion is the…
Efficient Network Reconfiguration by Randomized Switching
Samuel Talkington, Dmitrii M. Ostrovskii, Daniel K. Molzahn
We present an algorithm that efficiently computes nearly-optimal solutions to a class of combinatorial reconfiguration problems on weighted, undirected graphs. Inspired by societal…
Differentiating Through Power Flow Solutions for Admittance and Topology Control
Samuel Talkington, Daniel Turizo, Sergio A. Dorado-Rojas +2
The power flow equations relate bus voltage phasors to power injections via the network admittance matrix. These equations are central to the key operational and protection functio…
Admittance Matrix Concentration Inequalities for Understanding Uncertain Power Networks
Samuel Talkington, Cameron Khanpour, Rahul K. Gupta +5
This paper presents conservative probabilistic bounds for the spectrum of the admittance matrix and classical linear power flow models under uncertain network parameters; for examp…
Error Bounds for Radial Network Topology Learning from Quantized Measurements
Samuel Talkington, Aditya Rangarajan, Pedro A. de Alcântara +3
We probabilistically bound the error of a solution to a radial network topology learning problem where both connectivity and line parameters are estimated. In our model, data error…
VArsity: Can Large Language Models Keep Power Engineering Students in Phase?
Samuel Talkington, Daniel K. Molzahn
This paper provides an educational case study regarding our experience in deploying ChatGPT Large Language Models (LLMs) in the Spring 2025 and Fall 2023 offerings of ECE 4320: Pow…
Strategic Electric Distribution Network Sensing via Spectral Bandits
Samuel Talkington, Rahul Gupta, Richard Asiamah +2
Despite their wide-scale deployment and ability to make accurate high-frequency voltage measurements, communication network limitations have largely precluded the use of smart mete…
Locational marginal burden: Quantifying the equity of optimal power flow solutions
Samuel Talkington, Amanda West, Rabab Haider
Fair distribution of benefits in electric power systems is a pertinent energy policymaking problem; however, these efforts cannot be easily quantified in power system engineering s…
Managing Vehicle Charging During Emergencies via Conservative Distribution System Modeling
Alejandro D. Owen Aquino, Samuel Talkington, Daniel K. Molzahn
Combinatorial distribution system optimization problems, such as scheduling electric vehicle (EV) charging during evacuations, present significant computational challenges. These c…
Phase Retrieval via Model-Free Power Flow Jacobian Recovery
Samuel Talkington, Santiago Grijalva
Phase retrieval is a prevalent problem in digital signal processing and experimental physics that consists of estimating a complex signal from magnitude measurements. This paper ex…
Conditions for Estimation of Sensitivities of Voltage Magnitudes to Complex Power Injections
Samuel Talkington, Daniel Turizo, Santiago Grijalva +2
Voltage phase angle measurements are often unavailable from sensors in distribution networks and transmission network boundaries. Therefore, this paper addresses the conditions for…
A Data-Driven Sensor Placement Approach for Detecting Voltage Violations in Distribution Systems
Paprapee Buason, Sidhant Misra, Samuel Talkington +1
Stochastic fluctuations in power injections from distributed energy resources (DERs) combined with load variability can cause constraint violations (e.g., exceeded voltage limits)…