A Voronoi Diagram‐Based Approach for AC Optimal Power Flow

ABSTRACT The primary goal of optimal power flow (OPF) is to optimise the operation of a power system while meeting the demand and adhering to operational constraints. This paper presents a new approach for AC OPF. First, the approach constructs a Voronoi diagram by distributing multiple sample points representing potential solutions throughout the search space. Then, it recursively adds new sample points, including a tentative optimal point from the continuous gradient‐projection method, a point in the most sparsely populated region to ensure high fidelity and the connecting point, until the stopping criterion is met. The proposed approach is illustrated in detail using the IEEE 9‐bus system and then validated on the IEEE 39‐bus and 118‐bus systems to verify the quality of the obtained solution.