Yes. A generator is simply a complex power injection and its active and reactive limits can be anything. Obviously, feasibility requires that PMIN <= PMAX and QMIN <= QMAX. The only special case is that of a dispatchable load, defined as a generator with PMAX=0 and PMIN < 0, in which case an additional constant power factor constraint is added by the OPF.
Ray > On Jul 18, 2023, at 12:00 AM, Ronald Cabaoig <rrcaba...@up.edu.ph> wrote: > > Dear MATPOWER team, > > Greetings! > > Can the current MATPOWER OPF version accommodate a dispatchable component > that can act as a load or a generator? For example, a microgrid that imports > power to a utility grid can be modeled as a dispatchable "generator" from the > perspective of the utility; similarly, the same microgrid may also export > power from the utility grid and can be modeled as a dispatchable "load" from > the perspective of the utility. > > Can the above be implemented in MATPOWER by specifying a generator output > ranging from a minimum injection equal to the negative of the largest > possible "load" up to a maximum injection equal to the largest possible > "generation"? For instance, -5MW <= P <= 5MW with an associated cost of 20 > dollars per MWh. > > Cheers, > Ronald