Yes.
A generator is simply a complex power injection and its active and reactive
limits can be anything. Obviously, feasibility requires that PMIN <= PMAX and
QMIN <= QMAX. The only special case is that of a dispatchable load, defined as
a generator with PMAX=0 and PMIN < 0, in which case an additional constant
power factor constraint is added by the OPF.
Ray
> On Jul 18, 2023, at 12:00 AM, Ronald Cabaoig <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Dear MATPOWER team,
>
> Greetings!
>
> Can the current MATPOWER OPF version accommodate a dispatchable component
> that can act as a load or a generator? For example, a microgrid that imports
> power to a utility grid can be modeled as a dispatchable "generator" from the
> perspective of the utility; similarly, the same microgrid may also export
> power from the utility grid and can be modeled as a dispatchable "load" from
> the perspective of the utility.
>
> Can the above be implemented in MATPOWER by specifying a generator output
> ranging from a minimum injection equal to the negative of the largest
> possible "load" up to a maximum injection equal to the largest possible
> "generation"? For instance, -5MW <= P <= 5MW with an associated cost of 20
> dollars per MWh.
>
> Cheers,
> Ronald
