3rd In-Person Workshop: Foundation Models for the Electric Grid

Session

Data Challenges

Feb 11, 2025, 1:00 PM

Room 1416 (TCS Conference Center)

Conveners

Data Challenges: Presentation

• François Miralles (Hydro-Quebec)

Data Challenges: Panel Discussion

• François Miralles (Hydro-Quebec)

12. Leveraging the Sparse Data for Large Power Transmission Blackouts with Generative Statistical Models

Ian Dobson (Iowa State University)

2/11/25, 1:00 PM

Large blackouts are important because they have a high impact on our society, and, although rare, are not rare enough to be low risk. Indeed, the heavy tails in their statistics make them high risk. The observed data for large blackouts is limited, which poses challenges to analysis and prevents the training of AI models. However, large blackouts combine different processes at multiple time...

13. Creating Realistic Synthetic Electric Grids to Promote Open Science in Power Engineering

Adam Birchfield (Texas A&M University)

2/11/25, 1:20 PM

Before the advent of synthetic electric grids, public test cases for electric transmission grids were limited to the IEEE test cases and similar datasets. While these have served the community well, they do not match the size, complexity, or structure of today’s bulk electric grids. Industry grid models, however, are not publicly sharable because of critical energy infrastructure information...

11. Power System Decarbonization Modeling Using the Argonne Low-carbon Electricity Analysis Framework (A-LEAF)

Jonghwan Kwon (Argonne National Laboratory)

2/11/25, 1:40 PM

The Argonne Low-carbon Electricity Analysis Framework (A-LEAF) is a comprehensive power system simulation platform. A-LEAF integrates advanced tools for long-term generation and transmission expansion planning, production cost simulation, and probabilistic reliability assessment. This presentation will introduce the key capabilities of A-LEAF including the climate-informed decision-making,...

14. Towards the development of a Digital Twin of the European Energy Infrastructure

Antonello Monti (Fraunhofer FIT and RWTH Aachen University)

2/11/25, 2:00 PM

Digital Twin is emerging as a key technology supporting and improving grid planning and operation. While different interpretation for the definition of a digital twin can be found in literature, there is an urgent need to come to common understanding and interoperable implementations. The presentation focuses on the current status and ongoing development in the European context. While it is...