OATS : Optimisation and Analysis Toolbox for power Systems

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Bukhsh, W. A. and Edmunds, C. and Bell, K. R. W. (2020) OATS : Optimisation and Analysis Toolbox for power Systems. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. ISSN 0885-8950 (https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2020.2986081)

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Abstract

Optimisation and Analysis Toolbox for power Systems analysis (OATS) is an open-source simulation tool for steady-state analyses of power systems problems distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPLv3). It contains implementations of classical steady-state problems, e.g. load flow, optimal power flow (OPF) and unit commitment, as well as enhancements to these classical models relative to the features available in widely used open-source tools. Enhancements implemented in the current release of OATS include: a model of voltage regulating on-load tap-changing transformers; load shedding in OPF; allowing a user to build a contingency list in the security constrained OPF analysis; implementation of a distributed slack bus; and the ability to model zonal transfer limits in unit commitment. The mathematical optimisation models are written in an open-source algebraic modelling language, which offers high-level symbolic syntax for describing optimisation problems. The flexibility offered by OATS makes it an ideal tool for teaching and academic research. This paper presents novel aspects of OATS and discusses, through demonstrative examples, how OATS can be extended to new problem classes in the area of steady-state power systems analysis.

ORCID iDs

Bukhsh, W. A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5765-0747, Edmunds, C. and Bell, K. R. W. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9612-7345;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:72002
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    8 April 2020
    Published
    8 April 2020
    Published Online
    29 March 2020
    Accepted
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    Subjects:Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:07 Apr 2020 12:40
    Last modified:12 Dec 2024 09:34
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/72002
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