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Future Perspectives of Co-Simulation in the Smart Grid Domain
The recent attention towards research and development in cyber-physical
energy systems has introduced the necessity of emerging multi-domain
co-simulation tools. Different educational, research and industrial efforts
have been set to tackle the co-simulation topic from several perspectives. The
majority of previous works has addressed the standardization of models and
interfaces for data exchange, automation of simulation, as well as improving
performance and accuracy of co-simulation setups. Furthermore, the domains of
interest so far have involved communication, control, markets and the
environment in addition to physical energy systems. However, the current
characteristics and state of co-simulation testbeds need to be re-evaluated for
future research demands. These demands vary from new domains of interest, such
as human and social behavior models, to new applications of co-simulation, such
as holistic prognosis and system planning. This paper aims to formulate these
research demands that can then be used as a road map and guideline for future
development of co-simulation in cyber-physical energy systems
Cyber-physical energy systems modeling, test specification, and co-simulation based testing
The gradual deployment of intelligent and coordinated devices in the electrical power system needs careful investigation of the interactions between the various domains involved. Especially due to the coupling between ICT and power systems a holistic approach for testing and validating is required. Taking existing (quasi-) standardised smart grid system and test specification methods as a starting point, we are developing a holistic testing and validation approach that allows a very flexible way of assessing the system level aspects by various types of experiments (including virtual, real, and mixed lab settings). This paper describes the formal holistic test case specification method and applies it to a particular co-simulation experimental setup. The various building blocks of such a simulation (i.e., FMI, mosaik, domain-specific simulation federates) are covered in more detail. The presented method addresses most modeling and specification challenges in cyber-physical energy systems and is extensible for future additions such as uncertainty quantification
A review of probabilistic forecasting and prediction with machine learning
Predictions and forecasts of machine learning models should take the form of
probability distributions, aiming to increase the quantity of information
communicated to end users. Although applications of probabilistic prediction
and forecasting with machine learning models in academia and industry are
becoming more frequent, related concepts and methods have not been formalized
and structured under a holistic view of the entire field. Here, we review the
topic of predictive uncertainty estimation with machine learning algorithms, as
well as the related metrics (consistent scoring functions and proper scoring
rules) for assessing probabilistic predictions. The review covers a time period
spanning from the introduction of early statistical (linear regression and time
series models, based on Bayesian statistics or quantile regression) to recent
machine learning algorithms (including generalized additive models for
location, scale and shape, random forests, boosting and deep learning
algorithms) that are more flexible by nature. The review of the progress in the
field, expedites our understanding on how to develop new algorithms tailored to
users' needs, since the latest advancements are based on some fundamental
concepts applied to more complex algorithms. We conclude by classifying the
material and discussing challenges that are becoming a hot topic of research.Comment: 83 pages, 5 figure
Local Difference Measures between Complex Networks for Dynamical System Model Evaluation
Acknowledgments We thank Reik V. Donner for inspiring suggestions that initialized the work presented herein. Jan H. Feldhoff is credited for providing us with the STARS simulation data and for his contributions to fruitful discussions. Comments by the anonymous reviewers are gratefully acknowledged as they led to substantial improvements of the manuscript.Peer reviewedPublisher PD
Compressed Machine Learning Models for the Uncertainty Quantification of Power Distribution Networks
Today’s spread of power distribution networks, with the installation of a significant number of renewable generators that depend on environmental conditions and on users’ consumption profiles, requires sophisticated models for monitoring the power flow, regulating the electricity market, and assessing the reliability of power grids. Such models cannot avoid taking into account the variability that is inherent to the electrical system and users’ behavior. In this paper, we present a solution for the
generation of a compressed surrogate model of the electrical state of a realistic power network that is subject to a large number (on the order of a few hundreds) of uncertain parameters representing the power injected by distributed renewable sources or absorbed by users with different consumption profiles. Specifically, principal component analysis is combined with two state-of-the-art surrogate modeling strategies for uncertainty quantification, namely, the least-squares support vector machine, which is a nonparametric regression belonging to the class of machine learning methods, and the widely adopted polynomial chaos expansion. Such methods allow providing compact and efficient surrogate models capable of predicting the statistical behavior of all nodal voltages within the network as functions of its stochastic parameters. The IEEE 8500-node test feeder benchmark with 450 and 900 uncertain parameters is considered as a validation example in this study. The feasibility and
strength of the proposed method are verified through a systematic assessment of its performance in terms of accuracy, efficiency, and convergence, based on reference simulations obtained via classical Monte Carlo analysis
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