Pub Date : 2026-01-30DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2026.112780
Yan Wang , Guangchen Liu , Guizhen Tian , Jianwei Zhang , Yuanyuan Wu , Weihong Zhao
Renewable energy sources (RESs) have achieved widespread global adoption owing to their favourable environmental impacts, together with their inherent sustainability, cost-effectiveness, and controllability. A phase-locked Loop (PLL) is one of the most widely used synchronisation techniques owing to its speed and robustness. This study was developed to address the problem that the traditional second-order generalised integrator-based PLL(SOGI-PLL) fails to achieve correct phase locking under non-ideal grid conditions in single-phase grid synchronization, using a cascaded structure that combines the traditional SOGI with a SOGI incorporating a LPF(SOGI-LPF) .Then, the transfer functions of the improved method and the traditional methods were analysed using Bode diagrams and root locus techniques. The improved PLL was tested on the RTDS/RCP hardware-in-the-loop experimental platform. Moreover, to compare its performance with that of the SOGI and SOGI-LPF methods in terms of indicators such as settling time, and phase error, several scenarios were developed. As a result, the improved PLL demonstrates the fastest dynamic response and, completely rejects four operating conditions—single-phase voltage sag, phase jump, low-order harmonics, and DC offset in the grid. Furthermore, compared with the first two PLLs, the transient phase-locking error of the improved PLL is reduced by up to 80 %.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-30DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2026.112788
Anmar Arif
Natural disasters can cause significant damage to distribution networks, resulting in power outages and widespread disruptions. To expedite power restoration under these conditions, utilities commonly employ temporary measures such as portable generators and temporary distribution lines. However, deciding when and where to implement these measures can be both complex and costly. In this paper, we present a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) model that optimizes the selection and deployment of portable power sources and temporary lines for repairing and restoring unbalanced distribution systems following natural disasters. Our approach features a pre-processing step that systematically identifies potential (i.e., candidate) lines and buses suitable for temporary measures, thereby confining the main optimization to a tractable set of possibilities. Through case studies on the IEEE 123-bus distribution system, we demonstrate that the proposed formulation yields cost-effective and timely post-disaster restoration plans, integrating portable substations, generators, temporary lines, crew routing, and network reconfiguration.
{"title":"Temporary measures for distribution network restoration after natural disasters","authors":"Anmar Arif","doi":"10.1016/j.epsr.2026.112788","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.epsr.2026.112788","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Natural disasters can cause significant damage to distribution networks, resulting in power outages and widespread disruptions. To expedite power restoration under these conditions, utilities commonly employ temporary measures such as portable generators and temporary distribution lines. However, deciding when and where to implement these measures can be both complex and costly. In this paper, we present a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) model that optimizes the selection and deployment of portable power sources and temporary lines for repairing and restoring unbalanced distribution systems following natural disasters. Our approach features a pre-processing step that systematically identifies potential (i.e., candidate) lines and buses suitable for temporary measures, thereby confining the main optimization to a tractable set of possibilities. Through case studies on the IEEE 123-bus distribution system, we demonstrate that the proposed formulation yields cost-effective and timely post-disaster restoration plans, integrating portable substations, generators, temporary lines, crew routing, and network reconfiguration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50547,"journal":{"name":"Electric Power Systems Research","volume":"255 ","pages":"Article 112788"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146078808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-30DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2026.112784
Hossien Faraji, Amir Khorsandi, Seyed Hossein Hosseinian
This article discusses the power management of two microgrids (MGs) in both off-grid and interconnected modes, incorporating a 200 kW DC fast charging (DCFC) station with four charging locations (CLs). In off-grid mode, each MG supplies power to its internal loads using distributed energy resources. The DCFC station, equipped with a battery energy storage (BES) unit, allows for the exchange of power with electric vehicles (EVs) parked at the CLs, enabling simultaneous charging or discharging of two EVs at 50 kW each. Each MG and the DCFC station operates with its own central control system (CCS). In off-grid mode, the CCS manages local controllers and connects to the main central control system (MCCS) for interconnected operations. In interconnected mode, the MCCS coordinates the charging or discharging of multiple EVs through peer-to-peer power exchange. If the BES fails, the DCFC station can draw power from the MGs, and a load-switching capability between the MGs enhances reliability. Non-linear simulations using MATLAB/SIMULINK demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed strategies. In interconnected mode, the MGs stabilized the charging power of three EVs at 50 kW, while one EV dropped below 25 kW without their cooperation. The control system successfully transferred up to 25 kW of additional load between MGs during generation interruptions. Throughout, the DC bus voltage remained stable at 660 V, the load inverter frequency in MG 1 stayed between 49.9 and 50.1 Hz, and the RMS load voltage in MG 2 was maintained at 220 V.
{"title":"Advanced power management of electric vehicle fast charging station united with multi-microgrid in autonomous and interconnected operations","authors":"Hossien Faraji, Amir Khorsandi, Seyed Hossein Hosseinian","doi":"10.1016/j.epsr.2026.112784","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.epsr.2026.112784","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article discusses the power management of two microgrids (MGs) in both off-grid and interconnected modes, incorporating a 200 kW DC fast charging (DCFC) station with four charging locations (CLs). In off-grid mode, each MG supplies power to its internal loads using distributed energy resources. The DCFC station, equipped with a battery energy storage (BES) unit, allows for the exchange of power with electric vehicles (EVs) parked at the CLs, enabling simultaneous charging or discharging of two EVs at 50 kW each. Each MG and the DCFC station operates with its own central control system (CCS). In off-grid mode, the CCS manages local controllers and connects to the main central control system (MCCS) for interconnected operations. In interconnected mode, the MCCS coordinates the charging or discharging of multiple EVs through peer-to-peer power exchange. If the BES fails, the DCFC station can draw power from the MGs, and a load-switching capability between the MGs enhances reliability. Non-linear simulations using MATLAB/SIMULINK demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed strategies. In interconnected mode, the MGs stabilized the charging power of three EVs at 50 kW, while one EV dropped below 25 kW without their cooperation. The control system successfully transferred up to 25 kW of additional load between MGs during generation interruptions. Throughout, the DC bus voltage remained stable at 660 V, the load inverter frequency in MG 1 stayed between 49.9 and 50.1 Hz, and the RMS load voltage in MG 2 was maintained at 220 V.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50547,"journal":{"name":"Electric Power Systems Research","volume":"255 ","pages":"Article 112784"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146078816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-30DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2026.112775
Chongyu Liu, Hao Lei, Changyuan Zhou, Zhi-Wei Liu
The rapid integration of renewable energy into distribution networks has posed challenges due to its intermittency and uncertainty. This paper proposes a hierarchical control framework that leverages the regulation capability of 5G base station (BS) clusters to enhance energy management in distribution networks. The upper layer employs a distributed dual decomposition algorithm to achieve economic coordination between the distribution system operator (DSO) and BS clusters. The lower layer performs distributed allocation of traffic loads and backup energy storage system (BESS) power within each cluster, enabling fast and reliable tracking of bus-level power targets. Furthermore, the method incorporates a fault-tolerant consensus mechanism to ensure stable operation under random device faults. Numerical simulations on the IEEE 33 bus system verify that the proposed framework effectively reduces voltage violations, mitigates photovoltaic curtailment, and improves computational efficiency and robustness compared with existing consensus-based methods.
由于可再生能源的间歇性和不确定性,可再生能源在配电网中的快速整合带来了挑战。本文提出了一种分层控制框架,利用5G基站集群的调节能力来增强配电网的能源管理。上层采用分布式对偶分解算法,实现DSO和BS集群之间的经济协调。下层对各集群内的业务负载和BESS (backup energy storage system)功率进行分布式分配,实现对总线级功率目标的快速、可靠跟踪。此外,该方法还引入了容错共识机制,以确保在随机设备故障下稳定运行。在IEEE 33总线系统上的数值仿真验证了所提出的框架与现有的基于共识的方法相比,有效地减少了电压违规,减轻了光伏弃风,提高了计算效率和鲁棒性。
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Pub Date : 2026-01-30DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2026.112765
Xufeng Wu , Zuowei Chen , Hefang Jiang , Shoukang Luo , Honghao Liang , Siming Li , Chenyang Xu , Bojin Wang , Wensai Xuan , Yi Zhao , Lin Lin , Hao Wang
Accurately forecasting city-wide electric vehicle (EV) charging demand is hindered by complex spatio-temporal dependencies and the static fusion limitations of conventional models. To address these challenges, this paper proposes DyConfuse-Net, a novel Dynamic Context-driven Multi-component Hierarchical Fusion Network. DyConfuse-Net overcomes the rigidity of existing hybrid models by integrating four parallel prediction branches: Last Observation (LO), Bi-directional LSTM (BiLSTM), a Fully Connected Network (FCNN), and Differentiated Feature Projection (DFP). The core innovation is a dynamic fusion strategy that adaptively weights the contribution of each branch based on the specific spatio-temporal context of the input data. Experiments on the large-scale UrbanEV benchmark dataset demonstrate that DyConfuse-Net achieves state-of-the-art performance, with a Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) of 9.680% and a Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of 0.0155, significantly outperforming mainstream approaches. The results validate that our dynamic, hierarchical fusion framework offers a more robust and accurate solution for complex urban energy forecasting tasks.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-30DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2025.112668
Rasoul Abdollahi, Reza Mohamadi Chabanloo
Reconfiguring distribution networks is a well-established strategy to reduce power losses and enhance operational efficiency. However, topology changes may alter the roles of primary and backup overcurrent relays and modify short-circuit currents, thereby compromising the reliability of the protection system. This paper addresses this challenge by formulating a joint optimization problem with two objectives: (i) loss-minimizing distribution network reconfiguration and (ii) simultaneous coordination of overcurrent relays. Instead of discarding configurations that violate protection constraints, the proposed method determines a single set of general relay settings and then optimizes reconfiguration under these settings while maintaining coordination requirements. The framework is non-adaptive, requires no telecommunication links, and thus offers practical advantages over adaptive schemes. A Pareto-based multi-objective optimization is developed, combining a Genetic Algorithm (GA) for network reconfiguration with a Linear Programming (LP) model for relay re-coordination. Simulation results on the standard 33-bus distribution system demonstrate that the method significantly expands the set of feasible configurations, achieves notable loss reduction, and ensures reliable relay coordination across multiple operating states.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-29DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2026.112781
Ziji Su, Yile Dai, Jiawei Zhang, Miao Yu
The rapid advancement of communication and control technologies has significantly enhanced the intelligence of DC microgrids, yet it also introduces cybersecurity risks such as false data injection attacks (FDIAs). Existing studies on FDIA mitigation still exhibit limitations. For example, their reliance on distributed communication leads to slow convergence. Moreover, most methods assume an ideal primary layer, neglecting actuator faults and parameter perturbations. To this end, this paper proposes a resilient control scheme: at the secondary layer, an auxiliary reference system (ARS) is designed to generate reference values without requiring data transmission from the primary layer, while the primary layer employs a control law based on the super-twisting algorithm to achieve robustness against actuator faults and parameter perturbations. Furthermore, a decentralized adaptive sliding mode unknown input observer is developed to reconstruct ARS states for FDIA mitigation. Compared with existing approaches, the proposed strategy demonstrates superior FDIA suppression capability and robustness against non-ideal conditions at the primary layer. The proposed scheme achieves control recovery within 15 ms, which is significantly faster than the comparative methods (0.45 s and 1.26 s, respectively). Stability analysis and parameter design guidelines are provided. Hardware-in-the-loop results validate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed scheme.
{"title":"Resilient control of DC microgrids under false data injection attacks using adaptive sliding mode unknown input observer","authors":"Ziji Su, Yile Dai, Jiawei Zhang, Miao Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.epsr.2026.112781","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.epsr.2026.112781","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rapid advancement of communication and control technologies has significantly enhanced the intelligence of DC microgrids, yet it also introduces cybersecurity risks such as false data injection attacks (FDIAs). Existing studies on FDIA mitigation still exhibit limitations. For example, their reliance on distributed communication leads to slow convergence. Moreover, most methods assume an ideal primary layer, neglecting actuator faults and parameter perturbations. To this end, this paper proposes a resilient control scheme: at the secondary layer, an auxiliary reference system (ARS) is designed to generate reference values without requiring data transmission from the primary layer, while the primary layer employs a control law based on the super-twisting algorithm to achieve robustness against actuator faults and parameter perturbations. Furthermore, a decentralized adaptive sliding mode unknown input observer is developed to reconstruct ARS states for FDIA mitigation. Compared with existing approaches, the proposed strategy demonstrates superior FDIA suppression capability and robustness against non-ideal conditions at the primary layer. The proposed scheme achieves control recovery within 15 ms, which is significantly faster than the comparative methods (0.45 s and 1.26 s, respectively). Stability analysis and parameter design guidelines are provided. Hardware-in-the-loop results validate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed scheme.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50547,"journal":{"name":"Electric Power Systems Research","volume":"255 ","pages":"Article 112781"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146078812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-28DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2026.112774
Dhanunjayudu N , Eswaramoorthy K. Varadharaj , Mohana Rao M , Krishnaiah J
An effective framework is presented for sub-cycle detection, classification, and localization of faults and power-quality (PQ) events in renewable-integrated distribution systems. Using only single-end substation measurements, the proposed EMD–SVM/SVR-based approach enables fast event diagnosis with a decision latency of 0.33 cycle. Robustness is achieved through lightweight preprocessing and short-window analysis, ensuring stable operation under nonstationary and noisy conditions. The method attains a classification accuracy of 97.8% at 20 dB SNR and fault resistances up to 7 Ω, while reliably distinguishing PQ disturbances and switching events with zero false detections. Comparative evaluation against existing EMD, DWT, and DMD based techniques demonstrates superior detection speed, robustness, and real-time feasibility, making the proposed framework suitable for practical protection of renewable-integrated distribution networks.
{"title":"Noise-resilient fault and power quality event detection, classification, and localization in renewable-integrated distribution networks using EMD–SVM","authors":"Dhanunjayudu N , Eswaramoorthy K. Varadharaj , Mohana Rao M , Krishnaiah J","doi":"10.1016/j.epsr.2026.112774","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.epsr.2026.112774","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>An effective framework is presented for sub-cycle detection, classification, and localization of faults and power-quality (PQ) events in renewable-integrated distribution systems. Using only single-end substation measurements, the proposed EMD–SVM/SVR-based approach enables fast event diagnosis with a decision latency of 0.33 cycle. Robustness is achieved through lightweight preprocessing and short-window analysis, ensuring stable operation under nonstationary and noisy conditions. The method attains a classification accuracy of 97.8% at 20 dB SNR and fault resistances up to 7 Ω, while reliably distinguishing PQ disturbances and switching events with zero false detections. Comparative evaluation against existing EMD, DWT, and DMD based techniques demonstrates superior detection speed, robustness, and real-time feasibility, making the proposed framework suitable for practical protection of renewable-integrated distribution networks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50547,"journal":{"name":"Electric Power Systems Research","volume":"255 ","pages":"Article 112774"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146078813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-27DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2026.112769
Matheus Menezes , Italo F.S. Silva , Felipe M. Feyh , Igor G. Vargas , Manuela B. de Lima , Pedro H.L. Dias , Romulo R. Viana , Guilherme V.B. Rubim , Carlos J.S. Moura , Auriane A.M. dos Santos , Lucas P.A. Pinheiro , Patrick C. Araujo , Pedro V. Bernhard , Thiago P. Freire , Joana K.A. Silva , Eduardo F.P. Dutra , Levi C. Santos , Weslley K.R. Figueredo , João D.S. Almeida , Luis J.E.R. Cabrejos , Aristófanes C. Silva
Illegal electricity connections are a major source of non-technical losses, especially in areas lacking advanced metering infrastructure. These connections increase operational costs, reduce grid reliability, and transfer economic overload to regular consumers. We propose a building-level, hybrid geospatial methodology to detect and prioritize the regularization of potential clandestine connections caused by hook-based theft. Our approach combines satellite imagery, geospatial filtering, computer vision, and human-in-the-loop validation to identify and cluster irregular buildings based on their financial return on regularization. Validated with real data from Pará, Brazil, the method achieved an average accuracy of 83.05% across over 10,000 inspected sites, with regional peaks of 94.%. Clustering algorithms such as DBSCAN efficiently grouped illegal connections by geographic and financial features, enabling more effective allocation of on-site operations. This framework is adaptable to distinct scenarios, and supports large-scale, data-driven non-technical losses mitigation, improving revenue recovery, grid safety, and tariff fairness.
{"title":"A geospatial approach to detect and prioritize regularization of hook-based non-technical losses","authors":"Matheus Menezes , Italo F.S. Silva , Felipe M. Feyh , Igor G. Vargas , Manuela B. de Lima , Pedro H.L. Dias , Romulo R. Viana , Guilherme V.B. Rubim , Carlos J.S. Moura , Auriane A.M. dos Santos , Lucas P.A. Pinheiro , Patrick C. Araujo , Pedro V. Bernhard , Thiago P. Freire , Joana K.A. Silva , Eduardo F.P. Dutra , Levi C. Santos , Weslley K.R. Figueredo , João D.S. Almeida , Luis J.E.R. Cabrejos , Aristófanes C. Silva","doi":"10.1016/j.epsr.2026.112769","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.epsr.2026.112769","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Illegal electricity connections are a major source of non-technical losses, especially in areas lacking advanced metering infrastructure. These connections increase operational costs, reduce grid reliability, and transfer economic overload to regular consumers. We propose a building-level, hybrid geospatial methodology to detect and prioritize the regularization of potential clandestine connections caused by hook-based theft. Our approach combines satellite imagery, geospatial filtering, computer vision, and human-in-the-loop validation to identify and cluster irregular buildings based on their financial return on regularization. Validated with real data from Pará, Brazil, the method achieved an average accuracy of 83.05% across over 10,000 inspected sites, with regional peaks of 94.%. Clustering algorithms such as DBSCAN efficiently grouped illegal connections by geographic and financial features, enabling more effective allocation of on-site operations. This framework is adaptable to distinct scenarios, and supports large-scale, data-driven non-technical losses mitigation, improving revenue recovery, grid safety, and tariff fairness.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50547,"journal":{"name":"Electric Power Systems Research","volume":"255 ","pages":"Article 112769"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146078815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-27DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2026.112753
Jiawei Zhang , Shuhao Liu , Zeyi Shi , Yuancheng Li
The large-scale integration of wind power poses significant challenges to power system operation, as the intermittency and stochasticity of wind power generation can adversely affect grid stability. While diffusion models have been applied to wind power scenario generation, their performance remains sensitive due to an inadequate capacity for processing conditional information. To address these issues, this manuscript proposes an multi-scale condition adaptive diffusion model(MS-CADM). Specifically, a multi-scale embedding network is proposed to extract complex conditions at multiple hierarchical levels, while a time step adaptation Transformer architecture is introduced to decouple the time-step condition unique to diffusion models from the external control conditions, which makes model to learn different controllable conditions accurately. During training, a learnable variance term is incorporated to enhance posterior expressiveness, and a random conditional masking strategy is applied for regularization to stabilize training. On Global Energy Forecasting Competition 2014 (GEFCom2014) wind power dataset, MS-CADM reduces MAE by 4.26% and RMSE by 1.91% compared to state-of-the-art methods and achieves competitive performance across six metrics, demonstrating its ability to effectively leverage conditional information and achieve more efficient convergence.
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