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On the Tightness of the Second-Order Cone Relaxation of the Optimal Power Flow with Angles Recovery in Meshed Networks

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Ginevra Larroux, Matthieu Jacobs, Mario Paolone

Abstract

This letter investigates properties of the second-order cone relaxation of the optimal power flow (OPF) problem, with emphasis on relaxation tightness, nodal voltage angles recovery, and alternating-current-OPF feasibility in meshed networks. The theoretical discussion is supported by numerical experiments on standard IEEE test cases. Implications for power system planning are briefly outlined.

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arXiv ID: 2602.16866
Provider: ARXIV
Primary Category: eess.SY
Published: 2026-02-18
Fetched: 2026-02-21 18:51

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