Historically, centrally computed algorithms have been the primary means of power system
optimization and control. With increasing penetrations of distributed energy resources …

This review article describes the design of static controllers that achieve an optimal tradeoff
between closed-loop performance and controller structure. Our methodology consists of two …

We design sparse and block sparse feedback gains that minimize the variance amplification
(ie, the H 2 norm) of distributed systems. Our approach consists of two steps. First, we …

We consider the design of optimal state feedback gains subject to structural constraints on
the distributed controllers. These constraints are in the form of sparsity requirements for the …

This paper is concerned with the optimal distributed control (ODC) problem for linear
discrete-time deterministic and stochastic systems. The objective is to design a static …

We consider a linear quadratic optimal control problem with an additional penalty on the
number of communication links in the distributed controller. We reformulate this …

We study the optimal design of a conductance network as a means for synchronizing a given
set of oscillators. Synchronization is achieved when all oscillator voltages reach consensus …

This paper reports on the development and implementation of an algorithm for the design of
spatially distributed feedback controllers for the wide variety of physical processes that are …

We consider the centralized optimal estimation problem in spatially distributed systems. We
use the setting of spatially invariant systems as an idealization for which concrete and …

We study the design of feedback gains that strike a balance between the H 2 performance of
distributed systems and the sparsity of controller. Our approach consists of two steps. First …