Open-Source Software for Power Industry Research, Teaching, and Training: A DC-OPF Illustration

Junjie Sun and Leigh Tesfatsion ()

Staff General Research Papers from Iowa State University, Department of Economics

Abstract: Software currently available for power industry studies is largely proprietary. Lack of open-source access prevents users from gaining a complete and accurate understanding of what has been implemented, restricts the ability of users to experiment with new software features, and hinders users from tailoring software to specific training scenarios. This study reports on the development of a stand-alone open-source Java solver for DC optimal power flow (DC-OPF) problems suitable for research, teaching, and training purposes. The DC-OPF solver is shown to match or exceed the accuracy of BPMPD, a proprietary third-party QP solver highly recommended by MatPower, when tested on a public repository of small to medium-sized QP problems. The capabilities of the DC-OPF solver are illustrated for a 5-node DC-OPF test case commonly used for training purposes. Related work can be accessed at: http://www.econ.iastate.edu/tesfatsi/AMESMarketHome.htm

Keywords: AC optimal power flow; AMES wholesale power market framework; DC OPF approximation; DCOPFJ; dual active-set method; Java; Lagrangian augmentation; QuadProgJ; strictly convex quadratic programming. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C0 Q4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2007-03-31
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