Interior point methods applied to power systems

• Grant number: 06/01091-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: June 01, 2006
• End date: May 31, 2007
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Power Systems
• Principal Investigator: Secundino Soares Filho
• Grantee: Anibal Tavares de Azevedo
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação (FEEC). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The objective of this research project is the development of a optimization model for individual hydro unit considering inflow stochasticity by multiproduct flow and the development of a DC Optimal Power Flow security restrictions. These contributions will be applied in planning and programming operation for hydrothermal systems, in particular for the Brazilian Power System. For this purpose efficient and robust interior-point methods will be developed by the exploration of the sparsity problem. The computacional performance will be verified in real and big Power Systems like Brazilian Power System.