1. A Perspective on Foundation Models for the Electric Power Grid
- Author
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Hamann, Hendrik F., Brunschwiler, Thomas, Gjorgiev, Blazhe, Martins, Leonardo S. A., Puech, Alban, Varbella, Anna, Weiss, Jonas, Bernabe-Moreno, Juan, Massé, Alexandre Blondin, Choi, Seong, Foster, Ian, Hodge, Bri-Mathias, Jain, Rishabh, Kim, Kibaek, Mai, Vincent, Mirallès, François, De Montigny, Martin, Ramos-Leaños, Octavio, Suprême, Hussein, Xie, Le, Youssef, El-Nasser S., Zinflou, Arnaud, Belvi, Alexander J., Bessa, Ricardo J., Bhattari, Bishnu Prasad, Schmude, Johannes, and Sobolevsky, Stanislav
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Computer Science - Machine Learning ,Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence ,Computer Science - Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science ,Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Systems and Control - Abstract
Foundation models (FMs) currently dominate news headlines. They employ advanced deep learning architectures to extract structural information autonomously from vast datasets through self-supervision. The resulting rich representations of complex systems and dynamics can be applied to many downstream applications. Therefore, FMs can find uses in electric power grids, challenged by the energy transition and climate change. In this paper, we call for the development of, and state why we believe in, the potential of FMs for electric grids. We highlight their strengths and weaknesses amidst the challenges of a changing grid. We argue that an FM learning from diverse grid data and topologies could unlock transformative capabilities, pioneering a new approach in leveraging AI to redefine how we manage complexity and uncertainty in the electric grid. Finally, we discuss a power grid FM concept, namely GridFM, based on graph neural networks and show how different downstream tasks benefit., Comment: Lead contact: H.F.H.; Major equal contributors: H.F.H., T.B., B.G., L.S.A.M., A.P., A.V., J.W.; Significant equal contributors: J.B., A.B.M., S.C., I.F., B.H., R.J., K.K., V.M., F.M., M.D.M., O.R., H.S., L.X., E.S.Y., A.Z.; Other equal contributors: A.J.B., R.J.B., B.P.B., J.S., S.S
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- 2024