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 case | Solution Technique | Number of blocks | Hours by block | Number of iterations | Computational time (s) | Added lines | Added storages | Cost (M$) |
| MILP-1 | cplexmilp | — | — | — | 3 | 2–6, 3–5, 4–6 | 3x (2), 7x (4) | 13.55 |
| D-1 | Benders | 1 | 168 | 61 | 56 | 2–6, 3–5, 4–6 | 3x (2), 7x (4) | 13.55 |
| D-2 | Proposal | 3 | 56 | 45 | 41 | 2–6, 3–5, 4–6 | 2x (2), 8x (4) | 13.55 |
| D-3 | Proposal | 7 | 24 | 48 | 45 | 2x(2–6), 3–5 | 11x (4) | 13.66 |
| D-4 | Proposal | 42 | 4 | 34 | 45 | 2–6, 3–5, 4–6 | 2x (2), 8x (4) | 13.55 |
| D-5 | Proposal | 168 | 1 | 28 | 85 | 2–6, 3–5, 4–6 | 3x (2), 7x (4) | 13.55 |
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