Security-Constrained Operation of IBR-Dominated Power Systems: Static and Dynamic Security Across Preventive and Corrective Decisions

Abstract

Inverter-based resources (IBRs) couple power system operation to fast dynamics and controller-dependent responses. Their configurable capabilities are reshaping the formulation and coordination of security-constrained operation. This paper presents a two-axis view: static versus dynamic security and preventive versus corrective decision timing. Preventive scheduling is extending from static post-contingency feasibility toward dynamic security, while corrective operation spans equilibrium-based corrective actions and trajectory-based control. A generic formulation represents this change and makes the preventive--corrective tradeoff explicit. Existing formulations, methods, and capability representations are reviewed and synthesized within this framework. The surveyed work yields two findings. First, IBR capability can expand the feasible set or relieve security constraints, reducing operating cost or improving security performance. Second, shared capability and constraints across formulations determine whether that capability remains operationally deliverable. These findings motivate future research in IBR capability characterization and quantification, joint scheduling, and scalable solution frameworks.