Benchmarking of open-source software for the optimal power flow problem

Abstract

In this work, a comparative study was made of the different open-source alternatives that currently exist for the modeling, simulation and optimization of electrical power systems. In this case, the PowerModels, Matpower and PFNET libraries were evaluated, the three developed on different programming languages, on the PGLIB database.
The solvers and parameters selected in each library were described, detailing the results obtained for each solved case and for each proposed alternative. Based on this, resolution times and deviations from the PGLIB baseline were analyzed.