An augmented Lagrangian based algorithm for distributed nonconvex optimization

B Houska, J Frasch, M Diehl - SIAM Journal on Optimization, 2016 - SIAM
This paper is about distributed derivative-based algorithms for solving optimization problems
with a separable (potentially nonconvex) objective function and coupled affine constraints. A …

Toward distributed OPF using ALADIN

A Engelmann, Y Jiang, T Mühlpfordt… - … on Power Systems, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper discusses the application of the recently proposed augmented Lagrangian
alternating direction inexact Newton (aladin) method to non-convex ac optimal power flow …

A collaborative neurodynamic optimization approach to distributed chiller loading

Z Chen, J Wang, QL Han - IEEE Transactions on Neural …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we present a collaborative neurodynamic optimization approach to distributed
chiller loading in the presence of nonconvex power consumption functions and binary …

Generalized self-concordant functions: a recipe for newton-type methods

T Sun, Q Tran-Dinh - Mathematical Programming, 2019 - Springer
We study the smooth structure of convex functions by generalizing a powerful concept so-
called self-concordance introduced by Nesterov and Nemirovskii in the early 1990s to a …

Distributed Chiller Loading via Collaborative Neurodynamic Optimization With Heterogeneous Neural Networks

Z Chen, J Wang, QL Han - IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the operation planning of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, optimal chiller
loading assigns cooling loads to chillers with minimized power consumption. In this article, a …

Optimal molecular design of working fluids for sustainable low-temperature energy recovery

O Palma-Flores, A Flores-Tlacuahuac… - Computers & Chemical …, 2015 - Elsevier
The practical development of sustainable energy sources is presently one of the key
research topics due to its strong social and economic impact. Among the sources of …

Distributed AC optimal power flow using ALADIN

A Engelmann, T Mühlpfordt, Y Jiang, B Houska… - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the distributed solution of non-convex ac power flow optimization
problems arising in electrical grids. Specifically, we consider the application of a recently …

Optimal power flow: an introduction to predictive, distributed and stochastic control challenges

T Faulwasser, A Engelmann, T Mühlpfordt… - at …, 2018 - degruyter.com
The Energiewende is a paradigm change that can be witnessed at latest since the political
decision to step out of nuclear energy. Moreover, despite common roots in Electrical …

Convergence rate analysis for the alternating direction method of multipliers with a substitution procedure for separable convex programming

B He, M Tao, X Yuan - Mathematics of Operations Research, 2017 - pubsonline.informs.org
Recently, in He et al.[He BS, Tao M, Yuan XM (2012) Alternating direction method with
Gaussian back substitution for separable convex programming. SIAM J. Optim. 22 (2): 313 …

Linearized generalized ADMM-based algorithm for multi-block linearly constrained separable convex programming in real-world applications

J He, J Li, Z Lu, B Zhang - Journal of Computational and Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
We study a multi-block separable convex optimization problem with the linear constraints,
where the objective function is the sum of m individual convex functions without overlapping …