Garcés, Lina P. [UNESP]Romero, Rubén [UNESP]Lopez-Lezama, Jesús María2014-05-272014-05-272011-05-312010 IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition: Latin America, T and D-LA 2010, p. 427-433.http://hdl.handle.net/11449/72453This paper presents a Bi-level Programming (BP) approach to solve the Transmission Network Expansion Planning (TNEP) problem. The proposed model is envisaged under a market environment and considers security constraints. The upper-level of the BP problem corresponds to the transmission planner which procures the minimization of the total investment and load shedding cost. This upper-level problem is constrained by a single lower-level optimization problem which models a market clearing mechanism that includes security constraints. Results on the Garver's 6-bus and IEEE 24-bus RTS test systems are presented and discussed. Finally, some conclusions are drawn. © 2011 IEEE.427-433engBi-level programmingelectricity marketsecurity constraintstransmission network expansion planningLoad-sheddingMarket clearing mechanismsMarket environmentOptimization problemsSecurity constraintTest systemsTotal investmentCommerceConstrained optimizationElectric power transmission networksExpansionInvestmentsPlanningNetwork securityTrabalho apresentado em evento10.1109/TDC-LA.2010.5762917Acesso aberto2-s2.0-79957561638