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  • Electrical Engineering
  • Computational Intelligence

Background:

  • Voltage instability is a critical issue in power systems, limiting operational capacity and transmission.
  • Traditional methods for voltage security assessment are computationally intensive, hindering real-time application.
  • Machine learning offers a promising alternative for efficient and accurate voltage stability analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate machine learning models for predicting Fast Voltage Stability Indices (FVSI) in Ethiopian distribution networks.
  • To compare the performance of Linear Regression, Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, and Support Vector Machine for voltage stability assessment.
  • To identify critical buses with high instability risk in the studied power systems.

Main Methods:

  • Applied Linear Regression, Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, and Support Vector Machine models.
  • Predicted FVSI at nominal and varied load conditions (10-150%) in 35-bus and 53-bus Ethiopian distribution networks.
  • Analyzed model accuracy using R² and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) metrics and performed FVSI threshold analysis.

Main Results:

  • Gradient Boosting (GB) and Random Forest (RF) models demonstrated superior accuracy (R² of 0.9998 and 0.999, respectively).
  • GB model achieved the highest accuracy with low RMSE values (e.g., 0.0002 for the 53-bus system).
  • Identified specific buses in both systems as critical instability risk points requiring immediate monitoring.

Conclusions:

  • Ensemble machine learning methods, particularly GB and RF, are highly effective for rapid voltage stability assessment.
  • The study successfully identified critical areas for targeted interventions to improve grid resilience.
  • Accurate real-time voltage stability prediction is crucial for preventing voltage collapse in power distribution networks.