Research Article

Block-Based Multicut Benders Decomposition Algorithm for Transmission and Energy Storage Co-Planning

Table 2

Simulation results for the 6-bus modified Garver test system.

Simulation caseSolution TechniqueNumber of blocksHours by blockNumber of iterationsComputational time (s)Added linesAdded storagesCost (M$)

MILP-1cplexmilp32–6, 3–5, 4–63x (2), 7x (4)13.55

D-1Benders116861562–6, 3–5, 4–63x (2), 7x (4)13.55

D-2Proposal35645412–6, 3–5, 4–62x (2), 8x (4)13.55

D-3Proposal72448452x(2–6), 3–511x (4)13.66

D-4Proposal42434452–6, 3–5, 4–62x (2), 8x (4)13.55

D-5Proposal168128852–6, 3–5, 4–63x (2), 7x (4)13.55