A hierarchical collaborative optimization method for transmission network restoration

Network restoration after a widespread blackout involves complicated multi-process operations with a large spatial and temporal span, which needs the cooperation of multi-level dispatching centers. So a hierarchical collaborative optimization method for network restoration was proposed. The concept of feed point (FP) was introduced and the network restoration was divided into two layers. An FP based restoration cooperation mechanism was built. And then the collaborative optimization model was established. The objectives of this model are defined as network reconfiguration degree and total power production. The method combined hierarchical optimization with overall searching of the FP index value which makes the solving scale of the whole problem reduced dramatically. Global optimization and preference of each region can be obtained at the same time. The cooperation mechanism makes the task assignment clear. The coordination control of active/reactive power and multi-process parallel restoration operations can be achieved. The cases of Shandong power grid verify the effectiveness and practicability of this method. © 2015 Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering.