Planning of Reconfigurable Power Systems

The objectives of this project are to develop (a) theory and method for planning hybrid (discrete, continuous) power system controllers, and (b) economic systems, applicable to power system energy markets, for incentivizing, recovering, and allocating costs of design and installation of such controllers. The paper reports on first year efforts which include (a) application of discrete-event system theory to the reactive power planning problem, illustrated on a nine bus test system, and (b) development of cost allocation rules based on analysis of a cooperative game formulation using locational marginal pricing, illustrated on a 3 bus test system. In addition, we report on our efforts to develop a course for seniors in electrical engineering and in economics on electricity markets, system control, and planning.