Integrated Applications

Volt-var Optimization (VVO)

The sample VVO application is a Python implementation of a heuristic method that PNNL has investigated before [CIT3], [CIT4], [CIT5]. There are more advanced VVO methods that could be implemented in future applications.

Visualization

We have created a web-based visualization of the sample VVO application. The visualization displays the topology of the IEEE 8500-Node system as an interactive graph. Capacitors and regulators are highlighted in the graph and displayed alongside tables with current values for capacitor status (OPEN or CLOSED), regulator voltage, and feeder power.