A survey on applications of alternating direction method of multipliers in smart power grids

A Maneesha, KS Swarup - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Optimization algorithms play a significant role in the optimal solution of various problems in
Smart Grid. Distributed algorithms are of considerable research interest as these algorithms …

Online multi-agent reinforcement learning for decentralized inverter-based volt-var control

H Liu, W Wu - IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The distributed Volt/Var control (VVC) methods have been widely studied for active
distribution networks (ADNs), which is based on perfect model and real-time P2P …

Two-stage deep reinforcement learning for inverter-based volt-var control in active distribution networks

H Liu, W Wu - IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Model-based Vol/VAR optimization method is widely used to eliminate voltage violations
and reduce network losses. However, the parameters of active distribution networks (ADNs) …

Coordinated electric vehicle active and reactive power control for active distribution networks

Y Wang, D Qiu, G Strbac, Z Gao - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The deployment of renewable energy in power systems may raise serious voltage
instabilities. Electric vehicles (EVs), owing to their mobility and flexibility characteristics, can …

Distributed optimal conservation voltage reduction in integrated primary-secondary distribution systems

Q Zhang, Y Guo, Z Wang, F Bu - IEEE Transactions on Smart …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes an asynchronous distributed leader-follower control method to achieve
conservation voltage reduction (CVR) in three-phase unbalanced distribution systems by …

Physics-shielded multi-agent deep reinforcement learning for safe active voltage control with photovoltaic/battery energy storage systems

P Chen, S Liu, X Wang, I Kamwa - IEEE Transactions on Smart …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
While many multi-agent deep reinforcement learning (MADRL) algorithms have been
implemented for active voltage control (AVC) in power distribution systems, the safety of …

Robust data-driven and fully distributed volt/var control for active distribution networks with multiple virtual power plants

S Li, W Wu, Y Lin - IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a data-driven and fully distributed volt/var control (VVC) method for
active distribution networks (ADNs) with multiple virtual power plants (VPPs), which is model …

Attention-Enhanced Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Against Observation Perturbations for Distributed Volt-VAR Control

X Yang, H Liu, W Wu - IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The cloud-edge collaboration architecture has been widely adopted for distributed Volt-VAR
control (VVC) problems in active distribution networks (ADNs). To alleviate the computation …

Bi-level off-policy reinforcement learning for two-timescale Volt/VAR control in active distribution networks

H Liu, W Wu, Y Wang - IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In Volt/Var control (VVC) of active distribution networks (ADNs), both slow timescale discrete
devices (STDDs, eg on-load tap changers) and fast timescale continuous devices (FTCDs …

Risk constrained energy efficient optimal operation of a converter governed AC/DC hybrid distribution network with distributed energy resources and volt-VAR …

S Paul, A Sharma, NP Padhy - IEEE Transactions on Industry …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Increasing penetration of direct current (dc) based distributed energy resources and dc
loads in the conventional alternating current (ac) network necessitate the deployment of …