A Data-Driven Long Time-Series Electrical Line Trip Fault Prediction Method Using an Improved Stacked-Informer
Li Guo1,2, Runze Li1, Bin Jiang2
1College of Information Engineering, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi 445000, China.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|July 2, 2021
Summary
This study introduces an improved stacked-Informer network for predicting electrical line trip faults. The novel method enhances prediction accuracy and training speed for long time-series data in power systems.
Area of Science:
- Electrical Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data Science
Background:
- Effective monitoring of electrical equipment and power grids is crucial for safe power transmission and distribution.
- Accurate fault prediction in long time-series data is essential for ensuring power system reliability.
- Existing methods like Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN) and Long Short-Short Term Memory (LSTM) networks have limitations in handling real-world long sequences.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a data-driven method for electrical line trip fault sequence prediction.
- To address the limitations of current methods in predicting long time-series sequences.
- To improve the accuracy and efficiency of fault prediction in power systems.
Main Methods:
- Development of an improved stacked-Informer network architecture.
- Integration of gradient centralized (GC) technology with an optimizer, replacing the Adam optimizer.
- Utilizing long time-series data from a wind and solar hybrid substation for experimental validation.
Main Results:
- The stacked-Informer network effectively extracts underlying features from long time-series data.
- The proposed method demonstrates superior generalization ability and faster training efficiency compared to previous approaches.
- Experimental results confirm improved fault sequence prediction accuracy in real-world scenarios.
Conclusions:
- The improved stacked-Informer network offers a robust solution for electrical line trip fault sequence prediction.
- The method enhances the safety and operational efficiency of power transmission and distribution systems.
- This data-driven approach provides a significant advancement in predictive maintenance for power grids.
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