10 papers
Sensitivity-Based System Strength Assessment: Mapping Power Flow and Network Topology Perturbations to System Eigenvalues
Trager Joswig-Jones, Shuan Dong, Jin Tan +1
As inverter-based resources (IBRs) contribute larger shares of generation in electrical power grids, quantifying system strength becomes increasingly important for identifying stab…
Structure-Aware Commitment Reduction for Network-Constrained Unit Commitment with Solver-Preserving Guarantees
Guangwen Wang, Jiaqi Wu, Yang Weng +1
The growing number of individual generating units, hybrid resources, and security constraints has significantly increased the computational burden of network-constrained unit commi…
Switching-Reference Voltage Control for Distribution Systems with AI-Training Data Centers
Mingyuan Yan, Trager Joswig-Jones, Baosen Zhang +2
Large-scale AI training workloads in data centers exhibit rapid and periodic power swings that can induce voltage deviations in power distribution systems. Existing voltage control…
Convexity and Optimal Online Control of Grid-Interfacing Converters with Current Limits
Lauren Streitmatter, Trager Joswig-Jones, Baosen Zhang
Converter-based generators and loads are growing in prevalence on power grids across the globe. The rise of these resources necessitates controllers that handle the power electroni…
Safe Trajectory Gradient Flow Control of a Grid-Interfacing Inverter
Trager Joswig-Jones, Baosen Zhang
Grid-interfacing inverters serve as the interface between renewable energy resources and the electric power grid, offering fast, programmable control capabilities. However, their o…
Optimal Voltage Control Using Online Exponential Barrier Method
Peng Zhang, Baosen Zhang
This paper address the optimal voltage control problem of distribution systems with high penetration of inverter-based renewable energy resources, under inaccurate model informatio…