Publications related to Nodal analysis

Analytical Computation of the Sensitivity Coefficients in Hybrid AC/DC Networks

In this paper, we present a model for the analytical computation of the power flow sensitivity coefficients (SCs) for hybrid AC/DC networks. The SCs are defined as the partial derivates of the nodal voltages with respect to the active and reactive power in ...

2024

DC Power Distribution Networks with Direct Current Transformers

Renan Pillon Barcelos

The shift towards DC power distribution networks, enabled by power electronics technologies, is changing the nature of electrical power systems. Nowadays, DC power distribution networks can effectively support the high penetration of distributed energy res ...

EPFL2024

Methods for Grid-aware Operation and Planning of Active Distribution Networks

Rahul Kumar Gupta

The thesis presents methods for controlling and planning distributed energy resources (DERs) in active distribution networks (ADNs). It deals with three main challenges: (i) developing and experimentally validating grid-aware real-time control frameworks, ...

EPFL2023

Experimental Validation of Model-less Robust Voltage Control using Measurement-based Estimated Voltage Sensitivity Coefficients

Mario Paolone, Rahul Kumar Gupta

Increasing adoption of smart meters and phasor measurement units (PMUs) in power distribution networks are enabling the adoption of data-driven/model-less control schemes to mitigate grid issues such as over/under voltages and power-flow congestions. Howev ...

IEEE2023

Coordinated day-ahead dispatch of multiple power distribution grids hosting stochastic resources: An ADMM-based framework

Mario Paolone, Rahul Kumar Gupta, Sherif Alaa Salaheldin Fahmy

This work presents an optimization framework to aggregate the power and energy flexibilities in an interconnected power distribution systems. The aggregation framework is used to compute the day-ahead dispatch plans of multiple and interconnected distribut ...

Elsevier2022

Admissibility of Uncertain Injections in Quadratic Algebraic Systems

Jean-Yves Le Boudec, Cong Wang, Eleni Stai

We study the admissibility problem in multivariate algebraic systems, such as ac electrical networks, where the power injection is quadratic in the state. The goal of such systems is to ensure that the state stays in some security set (e.g., magnitudes of ...

2021

Analytical Computation of Power Grids’ Sensitivity Coefficients with Voltage-Dependent Injections

Mario Paolone, Sherif Alaa Salaheldin Fahmy

With the increasing need of real-time regulation in power systems, grid-aware-control-frameworks are relying more often on sensitivity coefficients (SCs) to formulate and efficiently solve optimal control problems. As known, SCs are the derivatives of cont ...

IEEE2021

Compound Admittance Matrix Estimation of Three-phase Untransposed Power Distribution Grids using Synchrophasor Measurements

Jean-Yves Le Boudec, Mario Paolone, Fabrizio Sossan, Rahul Kumar Gupta

The paper considers the problem of estimating the parameters of the compound admittance matrix of three-phase untransposed low-and medium-voltage electrical distribution networks using synchrophasor measurements from phasor measurement units (PMUs). The wo ...

2021

On the Properties of the Compound Nodal Admittance Matrix of Polyphase Power Systems

Mario Paolone, Andreas Martin Kettner

Most techniques for power system analysis model the grid by exact electrical circuits. For instance, in power flow study, state estimation, and voltage stability assessment, the use of admittance parameters (i.e., the nodal admittance matrix) and hybrid pa ...

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2018

On the Properties of the Power Systems Nodal Admittance Matrix

Mario Paolone, Andreas Martin Kettner

This letter provides conditions determining the rank of the nodal admittance matrix, and arbitrary block partitions of it, for connected AC power networks with complex admittances. Furthermore, some implications of these properties concerning Kron Reductio ...

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2018

Dispatching Stochastic Heterogeneous Resources Accounting for Grid and Battery Losses

Jean-Yves Le Boudec, Mario Paolone, Fabrizio Sossan, Lorenzo Enrique Reyes Chamorro, Eleni Stai

We compute an optimal day-ahead dispatch plan for distribution networks with stochastic resources and batteries, while accounting for grid and battery losses. We formulate and solve a scenario-based AC Optimal Power Flow (OPF), which is by construction non ...

2018

Galvanically Isolated Modular Converter

Alexandre François Christe

The ever increasing penetration of renewable energy systems in the distribution grids will inevitably require profound changes in the grid infrastructure. One emerging direction, the medium voltage dc (MVdc) grids, is the cornerstone of this work. They are ...

EPFL2018

Constitutive analysis of shale: a coupled damage plasticity approach

Lyesse Laloui, Francesco Parisio

Shales have become increasingly important because they play key roles in modern energy and environmental geomechanics applications, such as nuclear waste storage, non-conventional oil and gas operations and CO2 geological storage. Shale behaves in a quasi- ...

Elsevier2015

Cmos compatible non-volatile latch and d-flip flop using resistive switching materials

Davide Sacchetto, Yusuf Leblebici, Tugba Demirci

A non-volatile latch circuitry, comprising a Re RAM cell configured to store a final value of the non-volatile latch circuitry; a data selection circuitry configured to connect or disconnect a data input to a plus voltage node and a minus voltage node of t ...

2014

A Method for the Assessment of the Optimal Parameter of Discrete-Time Switch Model

Mario Paolone, Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Reza Razzaghi, Chrysanthi Foti

This paper proposes a novel method for the optimal parameter selection of the discrete-time switch model used in circuit solvers that adopt the fixed admittance matrix nodal method (FAMNM) approach. As known, FAMNM-based circuit solvers allow to reach effi ...

Elsevier2014

A Novel Method for the Optimal Parameter Selection of Discrete-Time Switch Model

Mario Paolone, Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Reza Razzaghi, Chrysanthi Foti

The paper proposes a novel method for the optimal parameter selection of the discrete-time switch model used in circuit solvers that adopt the Fixed Admittance Matrix Nodal Method (FAMNM) approach. As known, FAMNM-based circuit solvers allow to reach effic ...

The University of British Columbia2013

A general purpose FPGA-based real-time simulator for power systems applications

Mario Paolone, Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Reza Razzaghi

This paper presents an FPGA-based (field programmable gate array) real-time digital simulator for power systems and power electronics applications. The proposed approach integrates the Modified Nodal Analysis (MNA) method, the Fixed Admittance Matrix Nodal ...

IEEE Power Engineering Society2013

Constitutive analysis of the mechanical anisotropy of Opalinus Clay

Lyesse Laloui, Bertrand François, Mathieu Nuth, Simon Salager

This paper aims to analyse the anisotropic features of behaviour of Opalinus Clay using the theory of plastic multi-mechanisms. The results of triaxial tests conducted with different load levels and directions showed that the mechanical behaviour of this s ...

Springer Verlag2013

Determination of adjusted neutron spectra in different MUSE configurations by unfolding techniques

Rakesh Chawla, Michaël Plaschy

Investigations of spectrum adjustment by unfolding techniques for different locations of critical and driven subcritical MUSE4 configurations are presented. The current analysis is based on the recent accomplishment of specific foil activation measurements ...

American Society for Testing and Materials2006