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Unlike conventional envelope methods that enforce network feasibility only at the envelope boundaries, the robust formulation ensures feasibility across the full envelope range. The approach formulates a robust non-linear programming problem with complete AC power-flow equations and also provides an approximate linear programming model. Simulations using real Belgian data and two test feeders compare robust versus conventional designs, quantifying the trade-off between constraint violations, envelope size, accuracy, and computation time.","Robust Dynamic Operating Envelopes in Unbalanced Three-Phase Distribution Systems  \nWilhiam de Carvalho Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology  \nEsch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg  \nFlorin Capitanescu  \nLuxembourg Institute of Science and Technology Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg  \nCyril Rasic The University of Mons  \nMons, Belgium  \nJean-Franc¸ois Toubeau The University of Mons Mons, Belgium  \nFranc¸ois Valle The University of Mons Mons, Belgium  \narXiv :2607 .08578v1 [ ee ss . SY] 9 Jul 2026  \nAbstract—This paper proposes a robust optimization formulation to calculate dynamic operating envelopes (DOEs) to safely operate unbalanced three-phase distribution systems. Unlike conventional formulations that satisfy network constraints only at the envelope bound, the robust formulation covers the entire envelope range. We formulate a robust non-linear programming (NLP) problem with the full AC power flow equations, as well as an approximate linear programming (LP) model. Numerical simulations are run with real-world data from Belgium and two different distribution test feeders. The paper compares the conventional approaches with their robust counterparts and examines the trade-off between constraint violation and envelope size as well as accuracy and solve time aspects.  \nIndex Terms—distributed energy resources, dynamic operating envelope, optimal power flow, robust optimization.  \nI. INTRODUCTION  \nWith the drastic uptake of distributed energy resources (DERs) in distribution systems, there is a greater need for coordinating such assets to safely maximize network utilization. The recently proposed dynamic operating envelope (DOE)  \n[1] has emerged as a promising tool to account for volatile and DER-rich distribution grids. DOE calculation engines find the available grid capacity at a given time to allocate in the form of envelopes to active energy entities (AEEs) across the network [2] .  \nConventional DOE engines compute two key optimal points to form the envelope: the maximum load import (demand) and maximum export (generation) . The underlying assumption is that the network constraints will then be feasible provided every AEE operates within those two given bounds. Fundamentally, this translates into assuming a monotonic property such that larger import from any AEE always results in larger voltage drops/line power flows—and vice versa [3] .  \nMonotonicity has shown to hold empirically with singlephase (balanced) models, and it can be proven with balanced linear models. However, distribution networks present significant coupling between phases and unbalanced levels, requiring  \n© 2026 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works.  \naccurate three-phase models to capture the physics of the grid. The coupling between phases leads to non-monotonic behavior and hence conventional DOE approaches do not necessarily satisfy grid operation constraints (e.g. voltage, thermal), even with AEEs operating well within their DOE bounds [3], [4] .  \nRecent works have identified this phenomenon and proposed DOE approaches based on linear power flow models to circumvent such challenges [5], [6] . The robust approach in [5] requires three distinct stages, with one stage still resulting ina non-convex non-linear optimization problem, lacking both accuracy and scalability. A robust linear programming (LP) approach is provided in [6] to address issues with voltage phase unbalancing and magnitude, disregarding accurate nonlinear models and thermal capacity of distribution grids. 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