Faulwasser, TimmTimmFaulwasserEngelmann, AlexanderAlexanderEngelmannMühlpfordt, TillmannTillmannMühlpfordtHagenmeyer, VeitVeitHagenmeyer2024-03-062024-03-062018-07-26At-Automatisierungstechnik 66 (7): 573-589 (2018)https://hdl.handle.net/11420/46278The Energiewende is a paradigm change that can be witnessed at latest since the political decision to step out of nuclear energy. Moreover, despite common roots in Electrical Engineering, the control community and the power systems community face a lack of common vocabulary. In this context, this paper aims at providing a systems-and-control specific introduction to optimal power flow problems which are pivotal in the operation of energy systems. Based on a concise problem statement, we introduce a common description of optimal power flow variants including multi-stage problems and predictive control, stochastic uncertainties, and issues of distributed optimization. Moreover, we sketch open questions that might be of interest for the systems and control community.en2196-677X20187573589De Gruyterdistributed optimizationmodel predictive controloptimal power flowstochastic uncertaintiesNatural Resources, Energy and EnvironmentComputer SciencesMathematicsJournal Article10.1515/auto-2018-0040Other