A computational framework for quantifying and analyzing system flexibility

•Present a framework for quantifying and analyzing flexibility of complex systems.•Provide procedures to compute nominal points and incorporate set compositions.•Provide procedure to identify and rank flexibility-limiting constraints. We present a computational framework for analyzing and quantifyin...

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Published in:Computers & chemical engineering 2019-07, Vol.126 (C), p.342-355
Main Authors: Pulsipher, Joshua L., Rios, Daniel, Zavala, Victor M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Complex systems
Flexibility
Uncertainty
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Summary:•Present a framework for quantifying and analyzing flexibility of complex systems.•Provide procedures to compute nominal points and incorporate set compositions.•Provide procedure to identify and rank flexibility-limiting constraints. We present a computational framework for analyzing and quantifying system flexibility. Our framework incorporates new features that include: general uncertainty characterizations that are constructed using composition of sets, procedures for computing well-centered nominal points, and a procedure for identifying and ranking flexibility-limiting constraints and critical parameter values. These capabilities allow us to analyze the flexibility of complex systems such as distribution networks.
ISSN:0098-1354
1873-4375
DOI:10.1016/j.compchemeng.2019.04.024