Flexible Distribution Networks

Dr. Peng Li is currently a professor at the School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Tianjin University, China. As a principal investigator (PI), he has led many national science and technology programs in China, including the National Key R&D Program subproject and Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He is the deputy editor-in-chief for Automation of Electric Power Systems; an associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, and CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems; and an editorial board member of Proceedings of the CSEE, Advances in Applied Energy. Dr. Haoran Ji received his Ph.D. degree from the School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Tianjin University, China. He is currently a professor at the School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Tianjin University, China. His research interests include distributed generation systems and optimal operation of distribution networks. He is a member of the editorial board member for Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems (PCMP) and a member of the CIGRE National Committee's C1 Subcommittee. Dr. Hao Yu is currently an associate professor at the School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Tianjin University, China. His main research interests include the modelling, analysis, and operation optimization of active distribution networks and integrated energy systems. He has contributed to numerous academic papers in related areas. He is an assistant editor of Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments and IET Energy Systems Integration, a young editorial member of Applied Energy, and a member of the Young Expert Group of the Journals Center of China Electric Research Institute.Dr. Chengshan Wang is currently a professor at the School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Tianjin University, China. He is a member of Chinese Academy of Engineering. His main research interests include the operation and planning of distribution networks and sustainable power systems. He was the PI of the Chinese National Basic Research Program (973) “Research on the Key Issues of Distributed Generation Systems”. He is the editor-in-Chief of IET Energy Systems Integration.

• Part I Background 1. Introduction Part II Modeling and Analytical Calculation 2. Components and Modelling of FDN3. Efficient Operation Analysis of FDN4.  High-performance Optimization Algorithm5. Quantified Evaluation of Operational FlexibilityPart III Optimal Operation and Localized Implementation 6. Optimal Operation under Complex Environments7. Load Restoration under Fault Condition8. Localized Operation and ImplementationPart IV Operation and Planning with Uncertainties 9. Operation with Multiple Dimensional Uncertainties10. Data-driven Method to Cope with Uncertain Parameters11. Optimal Planning of Flexible Distribution Devices