Example #1
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def pipsopf_solver(om, ppopt, z, nu, rho):
    """Solves AC optimal power flow using PIPS.

    Inputs are an OPF model object, a PYPOWER options vector and
    a dict containing keys (can be empty) for each of the desired
    optional output fields.

    outputs are a C{results} dict, C{success} flag and C{raw} output dict.

    C{results} is a PYPOWER case dict (ppc) with the usual baseMVA, bus
    branch, gen, gencost fields, along with the following additional
    fields:
        - C{order}      see 'help ext2int' for details of this field
        - C{x}          final value of optimization variables (internal order)
        - C{f}          final objective function value
        - C{mu}         shadow prices on ...
            - C{var}
                - C{l}  lower bounds on variables
                - C{u}  upper bounds on variables
            - C{nln}
                - C{l}  lower bounds on nonlinear constraints
                - C{u}  upper bounds on nonlinear constraints
            - C{lin}
                - C{l}  lower bounds on linear constraints
                - C{u}  upper bounds on linear constraints

    C{success} is C{True} if solver converged successfully, C{False} otherwise

    C{raw} is a raw output dict in form returned by MINOS
        - xr     final value of optimization variables
        - pimul  constraint multipliers
        - info   solver specific termination code
        - output solver specific output information

    @see: L{opf}, L{pips}
    """

    ##----- initialization -----

    ## options
    verbose = ppopt['VERBOSE']
    feastol = ppopt['PDIPM_FEASTOL']
    gradtol = ppopt['PDIPM_GRADTOL']
    comptol = ppopt['PDIPM_COMPTOL']
    costtol = ppopt['PDIPM_COSTTOL']
    max_it  = ppopt['PDIPM_MAX_IT']
    max_red = ppopt['SCPDIPM_RED_IT']
    step_control = (ppopt['OPF_ALG'] == 565)  ## OPF_ALG == 565, PIPS-sc
    if feastol == 0:
        feastol = ppopt['OPF_VIOLATION']
    opt = {  'feastol': feastol,
             'gradtol': gradtol,
             'comptol': comptol,
             'costtol': costtol,
             'max_it': max_it,
             'max_red': max_red,
             'step_control': step_control,
             'cost_mult': 1e-4,
             'verbose': verbose  }

    ## unpack data
    ppc = om.get_ppc()
    baseMVA, bus, gen, branch = \
        ppc["baseMVA"], ppc["bus"], ppc["gen"], ppc["branch"]
    vv, _, nn, _ = om.get_idx()

    ## problem dimensions
    nb = bus.shape[0]          ## number of buses
    nl = branch.shape[0]       ## number of branches

    ## linear constraints
    A, l, u = om.linear_constraints()

    ## bounds on optimization vars
    _, xmin, xmax = om.getv()

    ## build admittance matrices
    Ybus, Yf, Yt = makeYbus(baseMVA, bus, branch)

    ## try to select an interior initial point
    ll, uu = xmin.copy(), xmax.copy()
    ll[xmin == -Inf] = -1e10   ## replace Inf with numerical proxies
    uu[xmax ==  Inf] =  1e10
    x0 = (ll + uu) / 2
    Varefs = bus[bus[:, BUS_TYPE] == REF, VA] * (pi / 180)
    ## angles set to first reference angle
    # x0[vv["i1"]["Va"]:vv["iN"]["Va"]] = Varefs[0]

    ## find branches with flow limits
    il = find((branch[:, RATE_A] != 0) & (branch[:, RATE_A] < 1e10))
    nl2 = len(il)           ## number of constrained lines

    ##-----  run opf  -----
    f_fcn = lambda x, return_hessian=False: opf_costfcn(x, om, rho, nu, z, return_hessian)
    gh_fcn = lambda x: opf_consfcn(x, om, Ybus, Yf[il, :], Yt[il,:], ppopt, il)
    hess_fcn = lambda x, lmbda, cost_mult: opf_hessfcn(x, lmbda, om, Ybus, Yf[il, :], Yt[il, :], ppopt, rho, il)

    solution = pips(f_fcn, x0, A, l, u, xmin, xmax, gh_fcn, hess_fcn, opt)
    x, f, info, lmbda, output = solution["x"], solution["f"], \
            solution["eflag"], solution["lmbda"], solution["output"]

    success = (info > 0)

    ## update solution data
    Va = x[vv["i1"]["Va"]:vv["iN"]["Va"]]
    Vm = x[vv["i1"]["Vm"]:vv["iN"]["Vm"]]
    Pg = x[vv["i1"]["Pg"]:vv["iN"]["Pg"]]
    Qg = x[vv["i1"]["Qg"]:vv["iN"]["Qg"]]

    V = Vm * exp(1j * Va)

    ##-----  calculate return values  -----
    ## update voltages & generator outputs
    bus[:, VA] = Va * 180 / pi
    bus[:, VM] = Vm
    gen[:, PG] = Pg * baseMVA
    gen[:, QG] = Qg * baseMVA
    gen[:, VG] = Vm[ gen[:, GEN_BUS].astype(int) ]

    ## compute branch flows
    Sf = V[ branch[:, F_BUS].astype(int) ] * conj(Yf * V)  ## cplx pwr at "from" bus, p["u"].
    St = V[ branch[:, T_BUS].astype(int) ] * conj(Yt * V)  ## cplx pwr at "to" bus, p["u"].
    branch[:, PF] = Sf.real * baseMVA
    branch[:, QF] = Sf.imag * baseMVA
    branch[:, PT] = St.real * baseMVA
    branch[:, QT] = St.imag * baseMVA

    ## line constraint is actually on square of limit
    ## so we must fix multipliers
    muSf = zeros(nl)
    muSt = zeros(nl)
    if len(il) > 0:
        muSf[il] = \
            2 * lmbda["ineqnonlin"][:nl2] * branch[il, RATE_A] / baseMVA
        muSt[il] = \
            2 * lmbda["ineqnonlin"][nl2:nl2+nl2] * branch[il, RATE_A] / baseMVA

    ## update Lagrange multipliers
    bus[:, MU_VMAX]  = lmbda["upper"][vv["i1"]["Vm"]:vv["iN"]["Vm"]]
    bus[:, MU_VMIN]  = lmbda["lower"][vv["i1"]["Vm"]:vv["iN"]["Vm"]]
    gen[:, MU_PMAX]  = lmbda["upper"][vv["i1"]["Pg"]:vv["iN"]["Pg"]] / baseMVA
    gen[:, MU_PMIN]  = lmbda["lower"][vv["i1"]["Pg"]:vv["iN"]["Pg"]] / baseMVA
    gen[:, MU_QMAX]  = lmbda["upper"][vv["i1"]["Qg"]:vv["iN"]["Qg"]] / baseMVA
    gen[:, MU_QMIN]  = lmbda["lower"][vv["i1"]["Qg"]:vv["iN"]["Qg"]] / baseMVA

    bus[:, LAM_P] = \
        lmbda["eqnonlin"][nn["i1"]["Pmis"]:nn["iN"]["Pmis"]] / baseMVA
    bus[:, LAM_Q] = \
        lmbda["eqnonlin"][nn["i1"]["Qmis"]:nn["iN"]["Qmis"]] / baseMVA
    branch[:, MU_SF] = muSf / baseMVA
    branch[:, MU_ST] = muSt / baseMVA

    ## package up results
    nlnN = om.getN('nln')

    results = ppc
    results["bus"], results["branch"], results["gen"], \
        results["om"], results["x"], results["f"] = \
            bus, branch, gen, om, x, f

    return results, success
Example #2
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def pipsopf_solver(om, ppopt, out_opt=None):
    """Solves AC optimal power flow using PIPS.

    Inputs are an OPF model object, a PYPOWER options vector and
    a dict containing keys (can be empty) for each of the desired
    optional output fields.

    outputs are a C{results} dict, C{success} flag and C{raw} output dict.

    C{results} is a PYPOWER case dict (ppc) with the usual baseMVA, bus
    branch, gen, gencost fields, along with the following additional
    fields:
        - C{order}      see 'help ext2int' for details of this field
        - C{x}          final value of optimization variables (internal order)
        - C{f}          final objective function value
        - C{mu}         shadow prices on ...
            - C{var}
                - C{l}  lower bounds on variables
                - C{u}  upper bounds on variables
            - C{nln}
                - C{l}  lower bounds on nonlinear constraints
                - C{u}  upper bounds on nonlinear constraints
            - C{lin}
                - C{l}  lower bounds on linear constraints
                - C{u}  upper bounds on linear constraints

    C{success} is C{True} if solver converged successfully, C{False} otherwise

    C{raw} is a raw output dict in form returned by MINOS
        - xr     final value of optimization variables
        - pimul  constraint multipliers
        - info   solver specific termination code
        - output solver specific output information

    @see: L{opf}, L{pips}

    @author: Ray Zimmerman (PSERC Cornell)
    @author: Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez (PSERC Cornell & Universidad
    Autonoma de Manizales)
    @author: Richard Lincoln
    """
    ##----- initialization -----
    ## optional output
    if out_opt is None:
        out_opt = {}

    ## options
    verbose = ppopt['VERBOSE']
    feastol = ppopt['PDIPM_FEASTOL']
    gradtol = ppopt['PDIPM_GRADTOL']
    comptol = ppopt['PDIPM_COMPTOL']
    costtol = ppopt['PDIPM_COSTTOL']
    max_it  = ppopt['PDIPM_MAX_IT']
    max_red = ppopt['SCPDIPM_RED_IT']
    step_control = (ppopt['OPF_ALG'] == 565)  ## OPF_ALG == 565, PIPS-sc
    if feastol == 0:
        feastol = ppopt['OPF_VIOLATION']
    opt = {  'feastol': feastol,
             'gradtol': gradtol,
             'comptol': comptol,
             'costtol': costtol,
             'max_it': max_it,
             'max_red': max_red,
             'step_control': step_control,
             'cost_mult': 1e-4,
             'verbose': verbose  }

    ## unpack data
    ppc = om.get_ppc()
    baseMVA, bus, gen, branch, gencost = \
        ppc["baseMVA"], ppc["bus"], ppc["gen"], ppc["branch"], ppc["gencost"]
    vv, _, nn, _ = om.get_idx()

    ## problem dimensions
    nb = bus.shape[0]          ## number of buses
    nl = branch.shape[0]       ## number of branches
    ny = om.getN('var', 'y')   ## number of piece-wise linear costs

    ## linear constraints
    A, l, u = om.linear_constraints()

    ## bounds on optimization vars
    _, xmin, xmax = om.getv()

    ## build admittance matrices
    Ybus, Yf, Yt = makeYbus(baseMVA, bus, branch)

    ## try to select an interior initial point
    ll, uu = xmin.copy(), xmax.copy()
    ll[xmin == -Inf] = -1e10   ## replace Inf with numerical proxies
    uu[xmax ==  Inf] =  1e10
    x0 = (ll + uu) / 2
    Varefs = bus[bus[:, BUS_TYPE] == REF, VA] * (pi / 180)
    ## angles set to first reference angle
    x0[vv["i1"]["Va"]:vv["iN"]["Va"]] = Varefs[0]
    if ny > 0:
        ipwl = find(gencost[:, MODEL] == PW_LINEAR)
#         PQ = r_[gen[:, PMAX], gen[:, QMAX]]
#         c = totcost(gencost[ipwl, :], PQ[ipwl])
        c = gencost.flatten('F')[sub2ind(gencost.shape, ipwl, NCOST+2*gencost[ipwl, NCOST])]    ## largest y-value in CCV data
        x0[vv["i1"]["y"]:vv["iN"]["y"]] = max(c) + 0.1 * abs(max(c))
#        x0[vv["i1"]["y"]:vv["iN"]["y"]] = c + 0.1 * abs(c)

    ## find branches with flow limits
    il = find((branch[:, RATE_A] != 0) & (branch[:, RATE_A] < 1e10))
    nl2 = len(il)           ## number of constrained lines

    ##-----  run opf  -----
    f_fcn = lambda x, return_hessian=False: opf_costfcn(x, om, return_hessian)
    gh_fcn = lambda x: opf_consfcn(x, om, Ybus, Yf[il, :], Yt[il,:], ppopt, il)
    hess_fcn = lambda x, lmbda, cost_mult: opf_hessfcn(x, lmbda, om, Ybus, Yf[il, :], Yt[il, :], ppopt, il, cost_mult)

    solution = pips(f_fcn, x0, A, l, u, xmin, xmax, gh_fcn, hess_fcn, opt)
    x, f, info, lmbda, output = solution["x"], solution["f"], \
            solution["eflag"], solution["lmbda"], solution["output"]

    success = (info > 0)

    ## update solution data
    Va = x[vv["i1"]["Va"]:vv["iN"]["Va"]]
    Vm = x[vv["i1"]["Vm"]:vv["iN"]["Vm"]]
    Pg = x[vv["i1"]["Pg"]:vv["iN"]["Pg"]]
    Qg = x[vv["i1"]["Qg"]:vv["iN"]["Qg"]]

    V = Vm * exp(1j * Va)

    ##-----  calculate return values  -----
    ## update voltages & generator outputs
    bus[:, VA] = Va * 180 / pi
    bus[:, VM] = Vm
    gen[:, PG] = Pg * baseMVA
    gen[:, QG] = Qg * baseMVA
    gen[:, VG] = Vm[ gen[:, GEN_BUS].astype(int) ]

    ## compute branch flows
    Sf = V[ branch[:, F_BUS].astype(int) ] * conj(Yf * V)  ## cplx pwr at "from" bus, p["u"].
    St = V[ branch[:, T_BUS].astype(int) ] * conj(Yt * V)  ## cplx pwr at "to" bus, p["u"].
    branch[:, PF] = Sf.real * baseMVA
    branch[:, QF] = Sf.imag * baseMVA
    branch[:, PT] = St.real * baseMVA
    branch[:, QT] = St.imag * baseMVA

    ## line constraint is actually on square of limit
    ## so we must fix multipliers
    muSf = zeros(nl)
    muSt = zeros(nl)
    if len(il) > 0:
        muSf[il] = \
            2 * lmbda["ineqnonlin"][:nl2] * branch[il, RATE_A] / baseMVA
        muSt[il] = \
            2 * lmbda["ineqnonlin"][nl2:nl2+nl2] * branch[il, RATE_A] / baseMVA

    ## update Lagrange multipliers
    bus[:, MU_VMAX]  = lmbda["upper"][vv["i1"]["Vm"]:vv["iN"]["Vm"]]
    bus[:, MU_VMIN]  = lmbda["lower"][vv["i1"]["Vm"]:vv["iN"]["Vm"]]
    gen[:, MU_PMAX]  = lmbda["upper"][vv["i1"]["Pg"]:vv["iN"]["Pg"]] / baseMVA
    gen[:, MU_PMIN]  = lmbda["lower"][vv["i1"]["Pg"]:vv["iN"]["Pg"]] / baseMVA
    gen[:, MU_QMAX]  = lmbda["upper"][vv["i1"]["Qg"]:vv["iN"]["Qg"]] / baseMVA
    gen[:, MU_QMIN]  = lmbda["lower"][vv["i1"]["Qg"]:vv["iN"]["Qg"]] / baseMVA

    bus[:, LAM_P] = \
        lmbda["eqnonlin"][nn["i1"]["Pmis"]:nn["iN"]["Pmis"]] / baseMVA
    bus[:, LAM_Q] = \
        lmbda["eqnonlin"][nn["i1"]["Qmis"]:nn["iN"]["Qmis"]] / baseMVA
    branch[:, MU_SF] = muSf / baseMVA
    branch[:, MU_ST] = muSt / baseMVA

    ## package up results
    nlnN = om.getN('nln')

    ## extract multipliers for nonlinear constraints
    kl = find(lmbda["eqnonlin"] < 0)
    ku = find(lmbda["eqnonlin"] > 0)
    nl_mu_l = zeros(nlnN)
    nl_mu_u = r_[zeros(2*nb), muSf, muSt]
    nl_mu_l[kl] = -lmbda["eqnonlin"][kl]
    nl_mu_u[ku] =  lmbda["eqnonlin"][ku]

    mu = {
      'var': {'l': lmbda["lower"], 'u': lmbda["upper"]},
      'nln': {'l': nl_mu_l, 'u': nl_mu_u},
      'lin': {'l': lmbda["mu_l"], 'u': lmbda["mu_u"]} }

    results = ppc
    results["bus"], results["branch"], results["gen"], \
        results["om"], results["x"], results["mu"], results["f"] = \
            bus, branch, gen, om, x, mu, f

    pimul = r_[
        results["mu"]["nln"]["l"] - results["mu"]["nln"]["u"],
        results["mu"]["lin"]["l"] - results["mu"]["lin"]["u"],
        -ones(ny > 0),
        results["mu"]["var"]["l"] - results["mu"]["var"]["u"],
    ]
    raw = {'xr': x, 'pimul': pimul, 'info': info, 'output': output}

    return results, success, raw
Example #3
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def opf_hessfcn(x, lmbda, om, Ybus, Yf, Yt, ppopt, il=None, cost_mult=1.0):
    """Evaluates Hessian of Lagrangian for AC OPF.

    Hessian evaluation function for AC optimal power flow, suitable
    for use with L{pips}.

    Examples::
        Lxx = opf_hessfcn(x, lmbda, om, Ybus, Yf, Yt, ppopt)
        Lxx = opf_hessfcn(x, lmbda, om, Ybus, Yf, Yt, ppopt, il)
        Lxx = opf_hessfcn(x, lmbda, om, Ybus, Yf, Yt, ppopt, il, cost_mult)

    @param x: optimization vector
    @param lmbda: C{eqnonlin} - Lagrange multipliers on power balance
    equations. C{ineqnonlin} - Kuhn-Tucker multipliers on constrained
    branch flows.
    @param om: OPF model object
    @param Ybus: bus admittance matrix
    @param Yf: admittance matrix for "from" end of constrained branches
    @param Yt: admittance matrix for "to" end of constrained branches
    @param ppopt: PYPOWER options vector
    @param il: (optional) vector of branch indices corresponding to
    branches with flow limits (all others are assumed to be unconstrained).
    The default is C{range(nl)} (all branches). C{Yf} and C{Yt} contain
    only the rows corresponding to C{il}.
    @param cost_mult: (optional) Scale factor to be applied to the cost
    (default = 1).

    @return: Hessian of the Lagrangian.

    @see: L{opf_costfcn}, L{opf_consfcn}

    @author: Ray Zimmerman (PSERC Cornell)
    @author: Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez (PSERC Cornell & Universidad
    Autonoma de Manizales)
    @author: Richard Lincoln
    """
    ##----- initialize -----
    ## unpack data
    ppc = om.get_ppc()
    baseMVA, bus, gen, branch, gencost = \
        ppc["baseMVA"], ppc["bus"], ppc["gen"], ppc["branch"], ppc["gencost"]
    cp = om.get_cost_params()
    N, Cw, H, dd, rh, kk, mm = \
        cp["N"], cp["Cw"], cp["H"], cp["dd"], cp["rh"], cp["kk"], cp["mm"]
    vv, _, _, _ = om.get_idx()

    ## unpack needed parameters
    nb = bus.shape[0]          ## number of buses
    nl = branch.shape[0]       ## number of branches
    ng = gen.shape[0]          ## number of dispatchable injections
    nxyz = len(x)              ## total number of control vars of all types

    ## set default constrained lines
    if il is None:
        il = arange(nl)            ## all lines have limits by default
    nl2 = len(il)           ## number of constrained lines

    ## grab Pg & Qg
    Pg = x[vv["i1"]["Pg"]:vv["iN"]["Pg"]]  ## active generation in p.u.
    Qg = x[vv["i1"]["Qg"]:vv["iN"]["Qg"]]  ## reactive generation in p.u.

    ## put Pg & Qg back in gen
    gen[:, PG] = Pg * baseMVA  ## active generation in MW
    gen[:, QG] = Qg * baseMVA  ## reactive generation in MVAr

    ## reconstruct V
    Va = x[vv["i1"]["Va"]:vv["iN"]["Va"]]
    Vm = x[vv["i1"]["Vm"]:vv["iN"]["Vm"]]
    V = Vm * exp(1j * Va)
    nxtra = nxyz - 2 * nb
    pcost = gencost[arange(ng), :]
    if gencost.shape[0] > ng:
        qcost = gencost[arange(ng, 2 * ng), :]
    else:
        qcost = array([])

    ## ----- evaluate d2f -----
    d2f_dPg2 = zeros(ng)#sparse((ng, 1))               ## w.r.t. p.u. Pg
    d2f_dQg2 = zeros(ng)#sparse((ng, 1))               ## w.r.t. p.u. Qg
    ipolp = find(pcost[:, MODEL] == POLYNOMIAL)
    d2f_dPg2[ipolp] = \
            baseMVA**2 * polycost(pcost[ipolp, :], Pg[ipolp] * baseMVA, 2)
    if any(qcost):          ## Qg is not free
        ipolq = find(qcost[:, MODEL] == POLYNOMIAL)
        d2f_dQg2[ipolq] = \
                baseMVA**2 * polycost(qcost[ipolq, :], Qg[ipolq] * baseMVA, 2)
    i = r_[arange(vv["i1"]["Pg"], vv["iN"]["Pg"]),
           arange(vv["i1"]["Qg"], vv["iN"]["Qg"])]
#    d2f = sparse((vstack([d2f_dPg2, d2f_dQg2]).toarray().flatten(),
#                  (i, i)), shape=(nxyz, nxyz))
    d2f = sparse((r_[d2f_dPg2, d2f_dQg2], (i, i)), (nxyz, nxyz))

    ## generalized cost
    if issparse(N) and N.nnz > 0:
        nw = N.shape[0]
        r = N * x - rh                    ## Nx - rhat
        iLT = find(r < -kk)               ## below dead zone
        iEQ = find((r == 0) & (kk == 0))  ## dead zone doesn't exist
        iGT = find(r > kk)                ## above dead zone
        iND = r_[iLT, iEQ, iGT]           ## rows that are Not in the Dead region
        iL = find(dd == 1)                ## rows using linear function
        iQ = find(dd == 2)                ## rows using quadratic function
        LL = sparse((ones(len(iL)), (iL, iL)), (nw, nw))
        QQ = sparse((ones(len(iQ)), (iQ, iQ)), (nw, nw))
        kbar = sparse((r_[ones(len(iLT)), zeros(len(iEQ)), -ones(len(iGT))],
                       (iND, iND)), (nw, nw)) * kk
        rr = r + kbar                  ## apply non-dead zone shift
        M = sparse((mm[iND], (iND, iND)), (nw, nw))  ## dead zone or scale
        diagrr = sparse((rr, (arange(nw), arange(nw))), (nw, nw))

        ## linear rows multiplied by rr(i), quadratic rows by rr(i)^2
        w = M * (LL + QQ * diagrr) * rr
        HwC = H * w + Cw
        AA = N.T * M * (LL + 2 * QQ * diagrr)

        d2f = d2f + AA * H * AA.T + 2 * N.T * M * QQ * \
                sparse((HwC, (arange(nw), arange(nw))), (nw, nw)) * N
    d2f = d2f * cost_mult

    ##----- evaluate Hessian of power balance constraints -----
    nlam = len(lmbda["eqnonlin"]) / 2
    lamP = lmbda["eqnonlin"][:nlam]
    lamQ = lmbda["eqnonlin"][nlam:nlam + nlam]
    Gpaa, Gpav, Gpva, Gpvv = d2Sbus_dV2(Ybus, V, lamP)
    Gqaa, Gqav, Gqva, Gqvv = d2Sbus_dV2(Ybus, V, lamQ)

    d2G = vstack([
            hstack([
                vstack([hstack([Gpaa, Gpav]),
                        hstack([Gpva, Gpvv])]).real +
                vstack([hstack([Gqaa, Gqav]),
                        hstack([Gqva, Gqvv])]).imag,
                sparse((2 * nb, nxtra))]),
            hstack([
                sparse((nxtra, 2 * nb)),
                sparse((nxtra, nxtra))
            ])
        ], "csr")

    ##----- evaluate Hessian of flow constraints -----
    nmu = len(lmbda["ineqnonlin"]) / 2
    muF = lmbda["ineqnonlin"][:nmu]
    muT = lmbda["ineqnonlin"][nmu:nmu + nmu]
    if ppopt['OPF_FLOW_LIM'] == 2:       ## current
        dIf_dVa, dIf_dVm, dIt_dVa, dIt_dVm, If, It = dIbr_dV(Yf, Yt, V)
        Hfaa, Hfav, Hfva, Hfvv = d2AIbr_dV2(dIf_dVa, dIf_dVm, If, Yf, V, muF)
        Htaa, Htav, Htva, Htvv = d2AIbr_dV2(dIt_dVa, dIt_dVm, It, Yt, V, muT)
    else:
        f = branch[il, F_BUS].astype(int)    ## list of "from" buses
        t = branch[il, T_BUS].astype(int)    ## list of "to" buses
        ## connection matrix for line & from buses
        Cf = sparse((ones(nl2), (arange(nl2), f)), (nl2, nb))
        ## connection matrix for line & to buses
        Ct = sparse((ones(nl2), (arange(nl2), t)), (nl2, nb))
        dSf_dVa, dSf_dVm, dSt_dVa, dSt_dVm, Sf, St = \
                dSbr_dV(branch[il,:], Yf, Yt, V)
        if ppopt['OPF_FLOW_LIM'] == 1:     ## real power
            Hfaa, Hfav, Hfva, Hfvv = d2ASbr_dV2(dSf_dVa.real, dSf_dVm.real,
                                                Sf.real, Cf, Yf, V, muF)
            Htaa, Htav, Htva, Htvv = d2ASbr_dV2(dSt_dVa.real, dSt_dVm.real,
                                                St.real, Ct, Yt, V, muT)
        else:                  ## apparent power
            Hfaa, Hfav, Hfva, Hfvv = \
                    d2ASbr_dV2(dSf_dVa, dSf_dVm, Sf, Cf, Yf, V, muF)
            Htaa, Htav, Htva, Htvv = \
                    d2ASbr_dV2(dSt_dVa, dSt_dVm, St, Ct, Yt, V, muT)

    d2H = vstack([
            hstack([
                vstack([hstack([Hfaa, Hfav]),
                        hstack([Hfva, Hfvv])]) +
                vstack([hstack([Htaa, Htav]),
                        hstack([Htva, Htvv])]),
                sparse((2 * nb, nxtra))
            ]),
            hstack([
                sparse((nxtra, 2 * nb)),
                sparse((nxtra, nxtra))
            ])
        ], "csr")

    ##-----  do numerical check using (central) finite differences  -----
    if 0:
        nx = len(x)
        step = 1e-5
        num_d2f = sparse((nx, nx))
        num_d2G = sparse((nx, nx))
        num_d2H = sparse((nx, nx))
        for i in range(nx):
            xp = x
            xm = x
            xp[i] = x[i] + step / 2
            xm[i] = x[i] - step / 2
            # evaluate cost & gradients
            _, dfp = opf_costfcn(xp, om)
            _, dfm = opf_costfcn(xm, om)
            # evaluate constraints & gradients
            _, _, dHp, dGp = opf_consfcn(xp, om, Ybus, Yf, Yt, ppopt, il)
            _, _, dHm, dGm = opf_consfcn(xm, om, Ybus, Yf, Yt, ppopt, il)
            num_d2f[:, i] = cost_mult * (dfp - dfm) / step
            num_d2G[:, i] = (dGp - dGm) * lmbda["eqnonlin"]   / step
            num_d2H[:, i] = (dHp - dHm) * lmbda["ineqnonlin"] / step
        d2f_err = max(max(abs(d2f - num_d2f)))
        d2G_err = max(max(abs(d2G - num_d2G)))
        d2H_err = max(max(abs(d2H - num_d2H)))
        if d2f_err > 1e-6:
            print 'Max difference in d2f: %g' % d2f_err
        if d2G_err > 1e-5:
            print 'Max difference in d2G: %g' % d2G_err
        if d2H_err > 1e-6:
            print 'Max difference in d2H: %g' % d2H_err

    return d2f + d2G + d2H