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Min Gyung Yu

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arXiv2026

A New Simple-to-Configure Self-Perturbing Multivariable Extremum-Seeking Controller

This paper presents a new stochastic relay-based extremum-seeking controller (ESC) for multi-input-single-output (MISO) systems. The goal of this work was to create an algorithm that is much simpler to configure than alternative approaches making deployment to real-world problems easier. A solution is developed first for a static map and then adapted for a general class of dynamic systems. The number of configurable parameters is one per input channel for the static case and only one additional parameter is needed for the dynamic version. The problem of gradient identification is solved via the use of stochastic relay gains and a simple stability proof for the static case is presented. Simulation tests demonstrate the performance of the strategy for optimizing both static and dynamic systems.

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arXiv2026

Optimizing Chilled Water Systems with Cooling Towers via Virtual Power Metrics and Extremum-Seeking Control

This paper presents an extremum seeking control (ESC) method for cooling tower fans to minimize overall power consumption of a chilled water plant system. Simulation studies across different climate locations demonstrate energy savings of approximately 15% compared to conventional control during summer conditions. This paper also proposes a virtual power meter (VPM) to enable use of the strategy in systems that lack physical power meters. Validation tests for the VPMs against physical meters showed good accuracy with a correlation of 96.11% and a normalized error of 5.11%. Coupled with the VPM, the proposed ESC control solution can be implemented on systems using typically available sensor measurements without the need for additional instrumentation.

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arXiv2026

Optimizing Grid-Forming Controls using Relay-based Extremum Seeking to Enhance Transient Performance

Grid-forming (GFM) inverters are essential for enhancing stability in modern power systems with high penetration of inverter-based resources (IBRs). However, their performance highly depends on control parameters tuning, particularly the active power-frequency droop coefficient. This parameter presents a trade-off among competing objectives, including damping, settling time, rate of change of frequencies (RoCoF) and frequency nadirs. This paper proposes a real-time, adaptive optimization framework based on Extremum Seeking Control (ESC) to dynamically tune the GFM droop gain. A multi-objective cost function balances conflicting performance goals such as oscillation energy, frequency nadir, RoCoF, and post-disturbance settling performance. The approach is validated through numerical simulations on a modified IEEE 68-bus system. Results demonstrate that the cost function is convex with respect to the droop parameter, justifying gradient-based optimization. Furthermore, the ESC algorithm successfully tracks the time-varying optimal droop coefficient in real-time as network conditions change, thereby ensuring robust and near-optimal system performance without requiring an analytical grid model.

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arXiv2026

Data-Driven Koopman-Enhanced Extremum Seeking for Oscillation Damping in Nonlinear Systems

We propose a novel extremum seeking control (ESC) method that operates in a lifted Koopman state space to minimize the filtered RMS energy in the dominant subspace. The lifted representation provides linear embeddings of nonlinear dynamics, enabling more accurate gradient estimation and dampening of state interference for more consistent ESC performance. Applied to a parameterized, forced, and time-varying Van der Pol oscillator, we show that the approach yields faster and more robust performance than operating ESC on the measured states. These advantages position the method for a diverse range of applications including vibration suppression, motion control, and subsynchronous oscillation mitigation in inverter-dominated power systems.

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arXiv2024

A Valuation Framework for Customers Impacted by Extreme Temperature-Related Outages

Extreme temperature outages can lead to not just economic losses but also various non-energy impacts (NEI) due to significant degradation of indoor operating conditions caused by service disruptions. However, existing resilience assessment approaches lack specificity for extreme temperature conditions. They often overlook temperature-related mortality and neglect the customer characteristics and grid response in the calculation, despite the significant influence of these factors on NEI-related economic losses. This paper aims to address these gaps by introducing a comprehensive framework to estimate the impact of resilience enhancement not only on the direct economic losses incurred by customers but also on potential NEI, including mortality and the value of statistical life during extreme temperature-related outages. The proposed resilience valuation integrates customer characteristics and grid response variables based on a scalable grid simulation environment. This study adopts a holistic approach to quantify customer-oriented economic impacts, utilizing probabilistic loss scenarios that incorporate health-related factors and damage/loss models as a function of exposure for valuation. The proposed methodology is demonstrated through comparative resilient outage planning, using grid response models emulating a Texas weather zone during the 2021 winter storm Uri. The case study results show that enhanced outage planning with hardened infrastructure can improve the system resilience and thereby reduce the relative risk of mortality by 16% and save the total costs related to non-energy impacts by 74%. These findings underscore the efficacy of the framework by assessing the financial implications of each case, providing valuable insights for decision-makers and stakeholders involved in extreme-weather related resilience planning for risk management and mitigation strategies.

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arXiv2023

Enhancing Building Energy Efficiency through Advanced Sizing and Dispatch Methods for Energy Storage

Energy storage and electrification of buildings hold great potential for future decarbonized energy systems. However, there are several technical and economic barriers that prevent large-scale adoption and integration of energy storage in buildings. These barriers include integration with building control systems, high capital costs, and the necessity to identify and quantify value streams for different stakeholders. To overcome these obstacles, it is crucial to develop advanced sizing and dispatch methods to assist planning and operational decision-making for integrating energy storage in buildings. This work develops a simple and flexible optimal sizing and dispatch framework for thermal energy storage (TES) and battery energy storage (BES) systems in large-scale office buildings. The optimal sizes of TES, BES, as well as other building assets are determined in a joint manner instead of sequentially to avoid sub-optimal solutions. The solution is determined considering both capital costs in optimal sizing and operational benefits in optimal dispatch. With the optimally sized systems, we implemented real-time operation using the model-based control (MPC), facilitating the effective and efficient management of energy resources. Comprehensive assessments are performed using simulation studies to quantify potential energy and economic benefits by different utility tariffs and climate locations, to improve our understanding of the techno-economic performance of different TES and BES systems, and to identify barriers to adopting energy storage for buildings. Finally, the proposed framework will provide guidance to a broad range of stakeholders to properly design energy storage in buildings and maximize potential benefits, thereby advancing affordable building energy storage deployment and helping accelerate the transition towards a cleaner and more equitable energy economy.

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arXiv2022

Analyzing At-Scale Distribution Grid Response to Extreme Temperatures

Threats against power grids continue to increase, as extreme weather conditions and natural disasters (extreme events) become more frequent. Hence, there is a need for the simulation and modeling of power grids to reflect realistic conditions during extreme events conditions, especially distribution systems. This paper presents a modeling and simulation platform for electric distribution grids which can estimate overall power demand during extreme weather conditions. The presented platform's efficacy is shown by demonstrating estimation of electrical demand for 1) Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) during winter storm Uri in 2021, and 2) alternative hypothetical scenarios of integrating Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), weatherization, and load electrification. In comparing to the actual demand served by ERCOT during the winter storm Uri of 2021, the proposed platform estimates approximately 34 GW of peak capacity deficit1. For the case of the future electrification of heating loads, peak capacity of 78 GW (124% increase) is estimated, which would be reduced to 47 GW (38% increase) with the adoption of efficient heating appliances and improved thermal insulation. Integrating distributed solar PV and storage into the grid causes improvement in the local energy utilization and hence reduces the potential unmet energy by 31% and 40%, respectively.

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