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Load curve data in power systems refers to users' electrical energy consumption data periodically collected with meters. It has become one of the most important assets for modern power systems. Many operational decisions are made based on…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2014-05-20 Guoming Tang , Kui Wu , Jian Pei , Jiuyang Tang , Jingsheng Lei

Understanding the energy consumption patterns of different types of consumers is essential in any planning of energy distribution. However, obtaining consumption information for single individuals is often either not possible or too…

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Advancements in smart metering technologies have significantly improved the ability to monitor and manage water utilities. In the context of increasing uncertainty due to climate change, securing water resources and supply has emerged as an…

Data centers are significant contributors to carbon emissions and can strain power systems due to their high electricity consumption. To mitigate this impact and to participate in demand response programs, cloud computing companies strive…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-29 Sophie Hall , Francesco Micheli , Giuseppe Belgioioso , Ana Radovanović , Florian Dörfler

In order to improve the efficiency and sustainability of electricity systems, most countries worldwide are deploying advanced metering infrastructures, and in particular household smart meters, in the residential sector. This technology is…

Applications · Statistics 2021-10-07 Andrés M. Alonso , F. Javier Nogales , Carlos Ruiz

While non-parametric models, such as neural networks, are sufficient in the load forecasting, separate estimates of fixed and shiftable loads are beneficial to a wide range of applications such as distribution system operational planning,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-11-09 A. Khaled Zarabie , Sanjoy Das , Hongyu Wu

In this paper, for the purpose of data centre energy consumption monitoring and analysis, we propose to detect the running programs in a server by classifying the observed power consumption series. Time series classification problem has…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2017-06-08 Yuanlong Li , Han Hu , Yonggang Wen , Jun Zhang

The roll-out of smart meters in electricity networks introduces risks for consumer privacy due to increased measurement frequency and granularity. Through various Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring techniques, consumer behavior may be inferred…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-06-28 Jun-Xing Chin , Tomas Tinoco De Rubira , Gabriela Hug

Electricity load consumption may be extremely complex in terms of profile patterns, as it depends on a wide range of human factors, and it is often correlated with several exogenous factors, such as the availability of renewable energy and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-02-03 Aleksei Kychkin , Georgios C. Chasparis

We study the forecasting of the power consumptions of a population of households and of subpopulations thereof. These subpopulations are built according to location, to exogenous information and/or to profiles we determined from historical…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2020-03-03 Margaux Brégère , Malo Huard

The increasing installation of Photovoltaics (PV) cells leads to more generation of renewable energy sources (RES), but results in increased uncertainties of energy scheduling. Predicting PV power generation is important for energy…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-05-15 Hui Song , Zheng Miao , Ali Babalhavaeji , Saman Mehrnia , Mahdi Jalili , Xinghuo Yu

Heat, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems play a critical role in maintaining a comfortable thermal environment and cost approximately 40% of primary energy usage in the building sector. For smart energy management in buildings,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-02-22 Dafang Zhao , Zheng Chen , Zhengmao Li , Xiaolei Yuan , Ittetsu Taniguchi

This paper presents a capacity-constrained incentive-based demand response approach for residential smart grids. It aims to maintain electricity grid capacity limits and prevent congestion by financially incentivising end users to reduce or…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-19 Shafagh Abband Pashaki , Sepehr Maleki , Amir Badiee

This paper describes a method for defining representative load profiles for domestic electricity users in the UK. It considers bottom up and clustering methods and then details the research plans for implementing and improving existing…

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This study proposes a novel analytical framework that integrates DBSCAN clustering with the Elastic Net regression model to address multifactorial problems characterized by structural complexity and multicollinearity, exemplified by carbon…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-20 Xuanming Zhang

In order to achieve the climate targets, electrification of individual mobility is essential. However, grid integration of electrical vehicles poses challenges for the electrical distribution network due to high charging power and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-26 Klemens Schumann , Luis Böttcher , Philipp Hälsig , Daniel Zelenak , Andreas Ulbig

Demand response services at the distribution level are emerging as enabling strategies for improving grid reliability in the presence of intermittent renewable generation and grid congestion. For residential loads, space heating and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-22 Erhan Can Ozcan , Emiliano Dall'Anese , Ioannis Ch. Paschalidis

Consumer energy forecasting is essential for managing energy consumption and planning, directly influencing operational efficiency, cost reduction, personalized energy management, and sustainability efforts. In recent years, deep learning…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-02-10 Muhammad Umair Danish , Katarina Grolinger

Topological Data Analysis (TDA) is a recent approach to analyze data sets from the perspective of their topological structure. Its use for time series data has been limited. In this work, a system developed for a leading provider of cloud…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-09-09 Rodrigo Rivera-Castro , Aleksandr Pletnev , Polina Pilyugina , Grecia Diaz , Ivan Nazarov , Wanyi Zhu , Evgeny Burnaev

The dynamics of power consumption constitutes an essential building block for planning and operating energy systems based on renewable energy supply. Whereas variations in the dynamics of renewable energy generation are reasonably well…