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Hierarchical spectral clustering of power grids

Hierarchical spectral clustering of power grids
Hierarchical spectral clustering of power grids
A power transmission system can be represented by a network with nodes and links representing buses and electrical transmission lines, respectively. Each line can be given a weight, representing some electrical property of the line, such as line admittance or average power flow at a given time. We use a hierarchical spectral clustering methodology to reveal the internal connectivity structure of such a network. Spectral clustering uses the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a matrix associated to the network, it is computationally very efficient, and it works for any choice of weights. When using line admittances, it reveals the static internal connectivity structure of the underlying network, while using power flows highlights islands with minimal power flow disruption, and thus it naturally relates to controlled islanding. Our methodology goes beyond the standard k-means algorithm by instead representing the complete network substructure as a dendrogram. We provide a thorough theoretical justification of the use of spectral clustering in power systems, and we include the results of our methodology for several test systems of small, medium and large size, including a model of the Great Britain transmission network.
clustering, power system analysis computing
0885-8950
2229 - 2237
Sanchez-Garcia, Ruben
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Fennelly, Max
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Norris, Sean
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Wright, Nick
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Niblo, Graham
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Brodzki, Jacek
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Bialek, Janusz
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Sanchez-Garcia, Ruben
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Fennelly, Max
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Norris, Sean
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Wright, Nick
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Niblo, Graham
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Brodzki, Jacek
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Sanchez-Garcia, Ruben, Fennelly, Max, Norris, Sean, Wright, Nick, Niblo, Graham, Brodzki, Jacek and Bialek, Janusz (2014) Hierarchical spectral clustering of power grids. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 29 (5), 2229 - 2237. (doi:10.1109/TPWRS.2014.2306756).

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A power transmission system can be represented by a network with nodes and links representing buses and electrical transmission lines, respectively. Each line can be given a weight, representing some electrical property of the line, such as line admittance or average power flow at a given time. We use a hierarchical spectral clustering methodology to reveal the internal connectivity structure of such a network. Spectral clustering uses the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a matrix associated to the network, it is computationally very efficient, and it works for any choice of weights. When using line admittances, it reveals the static internal connectivity structure of the underlying network, while using power flows highlights islands with minimal power flow disruption, and thus it naturally relates to controlled islanding. Our methodology goes beyond the standard k-means algorithm by instead representing the complete network substructure as a dendrogram. We provide a thorough theoretical justification of the use of spectral clustering in power systems, and we include the results of our methodology for several test systems of small, medium and large size, including a model of the Great Britain transmission network.

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Accepted/In Press date: 9 February 2014
e-pub ahead of print date: 17 March 2014
Published date: September 2014
Keywords: clustering, power system analysis computing
Organisations: Mathematical Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 363140
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/363140
ISSN: 0885-8950
PURE UUID: 6aef0ac2-9f4e-495f-a550-cf853a2d15ca
ORCID for Ruben Sanchez-Garcia: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6479-3028
ORCID for Nick Wright: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4884-2576
ORCID for Graham Niblo: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0648-7027
ORCID for Jacek Brodzki: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-4524-1081

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Date deposited: 20 Mar 2014 16:18
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:36

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Author: Max Fennelly
Author: Sean Norris
Author: Nick Wright ORCID iD
Author: Graham Niblo ORCID iD
Author: Jacek Brodzki ORCID iD
Author: Janusz Bialek

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