 ##  [Optimal Power Flow](/optimal-power-flow) 

  ##  [Optimal Power Flow](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/optimal-power-flow-0) 

  
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**Engineering &amp; Applied Technologies Dictionary**

 
Definition

A steady-state mathematical optimization problem that determines generator setpoints and network variables that minimize a specified objective (e.g., generation cost, losses) subject to the nonlinear AC power-flow equations and operational constraints (voltage limits, branch flows, generator bounds, security constraints).