Physics-Informed Gradient Estimation for Accelerating Deep Learning-Based AC-OPF

Kejun Chen

doi:10.1109/tii.2025.3545080

Physics-Informed Gradient Estimation for Accelerating Deep Learning-Based AC-OPF

2025-01-01

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DOI：10.1109/tii.2025.3545080

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The optimal power flow (OPF) problem can be rapidly and reliably solved by employing responsive online solvers based on neural networks. The dynamic nature of renewable energy generation and the variability of power grid conditions necessitate frequent neural network updates with new data instances. To address this need and reduce the time required for data preparation time, we propose a semisupervised learning framework aided by data augmentation. In this context, ridge regression replaces the traditional solver, facilitating swift prediction of optimal solutions for the given input load demands. In addition, to accelerate the backpropagation during training, we develop novel batch-mean gradient estimation approaches along with a reduced branch set to alleviate the complexity of gradient computation. Numerical simulations demonstrate that our neural network, equipped with the proposed gradient estimators, consistently achieves feasible and near-optimal solutions. These results underline the effectiveness of our approach for practical implementation in real-time OPF applications.

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