Release 7.0b1.

CHANGES.md

@@ -9,8 +9,15 @@ For change history for [MIPS][2], see [mips/CHANGES.md](mips/CHANGES.md).
 For change history for [MOST][3], see [most/CHANGES.md](most/CHANGES.md).
 
 
-Since last release
-------------------
+Version 7.0b1 - *Oct 31, 2018*
+------------------------------
+
+#### 10/31/18
+  - Released 7.0b1.
+  - Update versions of included packages
+    - MIPS 1.3
+    - MOST 1.0.1
+    - MP-Test 7.0b1
 
 #### 10/25/18
   - Add another purely synthetic case from the ACTIVSg team (ASU, Cornell,

LICENSE

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The following is the official license notice:
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Copyright (c) 1996-2016, Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC)
+Copyright (c) 1996-2018, Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC)
 and individual contributors (see AUTHORS file for details).
 All rights reserved.
 

README.md

@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ A Power System Simulation Package for MATLAB and Octave
 - **MATPOWER Website**          - http://www.pserc.cornell.edu/matpower/
 - **MATPOWER GitHub Project**   - https://github.com/MATPOWER/matpower
 
-MATPOWER is a package of M-files for solving power flow and optimal
-power flow problems using MATLAB or Octave. It is intended as a
-simulation tool for researchers and educators that is easy to use
-and modify. MATPOWER is designed to give the best performance
-possible while keeping the code simple to understand and modify.
+MATPOWER is a package of M-files for solving power flow, continuation
+power flow and optimal power flow problems using MATLAB or Octave. It
+is intended as a simulation tool for researchers and educators that is
+easy to use and modify. MATPOWER is designed to give the best
+performance possible while keeping the code simple to understand and
+modify.
 
 MATPOWER releases can be downloaded from the [MATPOWER website][1],
 and the latest stable and work-in-progress versions can always be

docs/relnotes/MATPOWER-Announce-7.0b1.md

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+What's New in MATPOWER 7.0b1
+----------------------------
+
+#### Released Oct 31, 2018
+
+Below are some of the highlights of the changes since version 6.0 of
+MATPOWER. See the [full release notes][1] and the [`CHANGES.md`][2]
+file for more details. For release notes for previous versions, see
+Appendix H of the [MATPOWER User's Manual][3].
+
+#### New Features:
+- New MATPOWER installer script `install_matpower()`
+- User-defined general nonlinear constraints and costs in AC OPF
+- PSS/E RAW export
+- Cartesian coordinate voltage and current mismatch formulations of AC OPF.
+- Three new radial power flow algorithms
+- Major update to OPF soft limit functionality
+- Many new functions and program options.
+
+#### New Case Files:
+- Seven new purely synthetic cases, up to 82,000 buses.
+- New [RTS-GMLC][4] case.
+- Six new radial distribution system cases.
+
+#### New Documentation:
+- Two new Tech Notes, [TN3][5] and [TN4][6]
+- LaTeX source code for manuals
+
+#### Other Improvements:
+- Update versions of included packages:
+  - MIPS 1.3.
+  - MOST 1.0.1.
+  - MP-Test 7.0b1.
+- Continuous integration testing via GitHub and Travis-CI integration.
+- Support in core optimization model for:
+  - general nonlinear constraints
+  - general nonlinear costs
+  - quadratic costs
+- Refactor OPF code to take advantage of new `opt_model` capabilities
+  for nonlinear constraints and quadratic and nonlinear costs.
+- Support for polar and cartesian voltages in derivative functions.
+- Improved performance (up to 2x speedup) for Newton power flow.
+- Handling of generator types, fuel types and bus names.
+- Numerous bug fixes.
+
+#### Incompatible Changes:
+- Move included MATPOWER case files to new `data` subdirectory.
+- Default soft limit behavior relaxes all constraints.
+- Minor corrections to data for Polish system cases.
+- Add `mpopt` to input args for some OPF callbacks.
+
+
+[1]: https://github.com/MATPOWER/matpower/blob/master/docs/relnotes/MATPOWER-Release-Notes-7.0.md
+[2]: https://github.com/MATPOWER/matpower/blob/master/CHANGES.md
+[3]: https://github.com/MATPOWER/matpower/blob/master/docs/MATPOWER-manual.pdf
+[3]: https://github.com/GridMod/RTS-GMLC
+[4]: http://www.pserc.cornell.edu/matpower/TN3-More-OPF-Derivatives.pdf
+[5]: http://www.pserc.cornell.edu/matpower/TN4-OPF-Derivatives-Cartesian.pdf

docs/relnotes/MATPOWER-Release-Notes-7.0.md

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ previous versions, see Appendix H of the [MATPOWER User's Manual][2].
 - New RTS-GMLC case from
   [https://github.com/GridMod/RTS-GMLC][3].
   - `case4_RTS_GMLC`
-- Six new radial distribution system cases. *Thanks to Jose Luis Marín.*
+- Six new radial distribution system cases. *Thanks to Mirko Todorovski.*
   - `case4_dist`
   - `case18`
   - `case22`
@@ -132,16 +132,16 @@ previous versions, see Appendix H of the [MATPOWER User's Manual][2].
   - `case141`
 
 #### New Documentation:
-  - Two new Tech Notes, available from [MATPOWER home page][4].
-    - B. Sereeter and R. D. Zimmerman, "Addendum to AC Power Flows and
-      their Derivatives using Complex Matrix Notation: Nodal Current
-      Balance", [*MATPOWER Technical Note 3*][5], April 2018.
-    - B. Sereeter and R. D. Zimmerman, "AC Power Flows and their
-      Derivatives using Complex Matrix Notation and Cartesian
-      Coordinate Voltages", [*MATPOWER Technical Note 4*][6], April 2018.
-  - LaTeX source code for [MATPOWER User's Manual][7] included in
-    `docs/src`, for [MIPS User's Manual][8] in `mips/docs/src` and for
-    [MOST User's Manual][9] in `most/docs/src`.
+- Two new Tech Notes, available from [MATPOWER home page][4].
+  - B. Sereeter and R. D. Zimmerman, "Addendum to AC Power Flows and
+    their Derivatives using Complex Matrix Notation: Nodal Current
+    Balance", [*MATPOWER Technical Note 3*][5], April 2018.
+  - B. Sereeter and R. D. Zimmerman, "AC Power Flows and their
+    Derivatives using Complex Matrix Notation and Cartesian
+    Coordinate Voltages", [*MATPOWER Technical Note 4*][6], April 2018.
+- LaTeX source code for [MATPOWER User's Manual][7] included in
+  `docs/src`, for [MIPS User's Manual][8] in `mips/docs/src` and for
+  [MOST User's Manual][9] in `most/docs/src`.
 
 #### Other Improvements:
 - Update versions of included packages: