An Embedded Consensus ADMM Distribution Algorithm Based on Outer Approximation for Improved Robust State Estimation of Networked Microgrids

Networked microgrids(NMGs)are critical in theaccommodation of distributed renewable energy.However,theexisting centralized state estimation(SE)cannot meet the demandsof NMGs in distributed energy management.The currentestimator is also not robust against bad data.This study introducesthe concepts of relative error to construct an improvedrobust SE(IRSE)optimization model with mixed-integer nonlinearprogramming(MINLP)that overcomes the disadvantage ofinaccurate results derived from different measurements whenthe same tolerance range is considered in the robust SE(RSE).To improve the computation efficiency of the IRSE optimizationmodel,the number of binary variables is reduced based on theprojection statistics and normalized residual methods,which effectivelyavoid the problem of slow convergence or divergenceof the algorithm caused by too many integer variables.Finally,an embedded consensus alternating direction of multiplier method(ADMM)distribution algorithm based on outer approximation(OA)is proposed to solve the IRSE optimization model.This algorithm can accurately detect bad data and obtain SE resultsthat communicate only the boundary coupling informationwith neighbors.Numerical tests show that the proposed algorithmeffectively detects bad data,obtains more accurate SE results,and ensures the protection of private information in all microgrids.

Robust State Estimation of Active Distribution Networks with Multi-source Measurements

The volatile and intermittent nature of distributed generators(DGs) in active distribution networks(ADNs) increases the uncertainty of operating states. The introduction of distribution phasor measurement units(D-PMUs) enhances the monitoring level. The trade-offs of computational performance and robustness of state estimation in monitoring the network states are of great significance for ADNs with D-PMUs and DGs. This paper proposes a second-order cone programming(SOCP) based robust state estimation(RSE) method considering multi-source measurements. Firstly, a linearized state estimation model related to the SOCP state variables is formulated. The phase angle measurements of D-PMUs are converted to equivalent power measurements. Then, a revised SOCP-based RSE method with the weighted least absolute value estimator is proposed to enhance the convergence and bad data identification. Multi-time slots of D-PMU measurements are utilized to improve the estimation accuracy of RSE. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed method is illustrated in the modified IEEE 33-node and IEEE 123-node systems.

Data-driven Robust State Estimation Through Off-line Learning and On-line Matching

To overcome the shortcomings of model-driven state estimation methods, this paper proposes a data-driven robust state estimation (DDSE) method through off-line learning and on-line matching. At the off-line learning stage, a linear regression equation is presented by clustering historical data from supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), which provides a guarantee for solving the over-learning problem of the existing DDSE methods;then a novel robust state estimation method that can be transformed into quadratic programming (QP) models is proposed to obtain the mapping relationship between the measurements and the state variables (MRBMS). The proposed QP models can well solve the problem of collinearity in historical data. Furthermore, the off-line learning stage is greatly accelerated from three aspects including reducing historical categories, constructing tree retrieval structure for known topologies, and using sensitivity analysis when solving QP models. At the on-line matching stage, by quickly matching the current snapshot with the historical ones, the corresponding MRBMS can be obtained, and then the estimation values of the state variables can be obtained. Simulations demonstrate that the proposed DDSE method has obvious advantages in terms of suppressing over-learning problems, dealing with collinearity problems, robustness, and computation efficiency.

An event-triggered approach to robust state estimation for wireless sensor networks

Robust state estimation problem for wireless sensor networks consisting of multiple remote units and a fusion unit is investigated subject to a limitation on the communication rate.An analytical robust fusion estimator based on an event-triggered transmission approach is derived to reduce the network traffic congestion and save the energy consumption of the sensor units.Some conditions guaranteeing the uniformly bounded estimation errors of the robust fusion estimator are investigated.Numerical simulations are provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Robust Control for Static Loading of Electro-hydraulic Load Simulator with Friction Compensation

Load simulator is a key test equipment for aircraft actuation systems in hardware-in-the-loop-simulation. Static loading is an essential function of the load simulator and widely used in the static/dynamic stiffness test of aircraft actuation systems. The tracking performance of the static loading is studied in this paper. Firstly, the nonlinear mathematical models of the hydraulic load simulator are derived, and the feedback linearization method is employed to construct a feed-forward controller to improve the force tracking performance. Considering the effect of the friction, a LuGre model based friction compensation is synthesized, in which the unmeasurable state is estimated by a dual state observer via a controlled learning mechanism to guarantee that the estimation is bounded. The modeling errors are attenuated by a well-designed robust controller with a control accuracy measured by a design parameter. Employing the dual state observer is to capture the different effects of the unmeasured state and hence can improve the friction compensation accuracy. The tracking performance is summarized by a derived theorem. Experimental results are also obtained to verify the high performance nature of the proposed control strategy.

Local nonlinear unknown input observer

This paper proposes a new nonlinear unknown input observer. The observer design approach utilizes the first order Taylor expansion. The observer gains are then obtained by a systematic method. In this paper, we added some improvements to this method. The developed approach also can enable observer design for a large class of differentiable nonlinear systems. The necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of the observer are given. A numerical example is given to illustrate the attractiveness and the simplicity of the new design procedure.