Analysis and optimization of electrical power systems

• Grant number: 12/23901-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: February 01, 2013
• End date: March 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Power Systems
• Principal Investigator: Eduardo Nobuhiro Asada
• Grantee: Eleandro Marcondes de Almeida
• Supervisor: José M. Arroyo-Sánchez
• Host Institution: Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real (UCLM), Spain
• Associated to the scholarship: 10/12650-1 - Power Systems Analysis and Optimization, BP.IC

Abstract

This project proposal consists of Research Internships Abroad (BEPE) scholarship for a period of 2 months at the Universidad Castilla-La Mancha in Ciudad Real, Spain as part of the undergraduate research scholarship project. The undergraduate research project consists on studies of modeling, development of algorithms and solution methods for the electrical power systems analysis and optimization problems. The solution methods that have been analyzed are the classical ones such as Simplex, Dual Simplex, algorithms for mixed-integer problems such as branch and bound and metaheuristic algorithm such as Tabu Search. For the internship abroad the objective is to explore new power systems models and problems with an increase on the complexity. As part of the tasks is the mastering of optimization programs like gams to in order to validate the studies. (AU)