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Tutorial 01: AI and Optimization Techniques for Low-Carbon Power System Operation


Abstract of the Proposal:

Over the last few decades, climatic changes have become a global concern due to the burning of fossil fuels, while CO2 from power sectors neared 14.6 Gt in 2021. Numerous countries have proposed national strategies for low-carbon power systems to promote energy shares of renewable resources. However, such renewable resources cast challenges in securely and economically operating power systems. In this session, we will discuss how to resolve these challenges by leveraging the latest AI and optimization techniques. Particularly, we will focus on the following three sub-sections:

  • AI for Renewable Generations in Low-Carbon Power System. The integration of renewable energy resources is crucial for transitioning towards low-carbon power systems, however, their variable and uncertain nature can lead to instability and secure operation challenges. This sub-section focuses on utilizing AI to overcome these challenges by accurately predicting the intermittency of renewable energy sources and forecasting energy output via advanced machine learning models, leading to more stable and efficient power system planning and operation. The potential of AI to enhance the reliability and efficiency of renewable energy integration will be highlighted.
  • Deep Learning-based Transmission Line Screening for Unit Commitment (UC). To attain low-carbon power systems, transmission line screening plays a crucial role in enhancing the efficiency of the transmission grid, reducing energy waste, and minimizing the environmental impact of transmission infrastructure. In this sub-section, a deep learning-based approach will be introduced to identify superfluous network constraints that can be safely removed from UC. This is achieved through a novel regression-based classification approach, where a regression model is used to predict line loading levels by leveraging the temporal relationship between past line loading levels, nodal demands, and future line loading levels, and various thresholds are applied to categorize transmission line capacity constraints as essential or not for UC.
  • Optimization-Based Management of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs). With the benefits of near-zero carbon emissions and lower operating costs, DERs have been experiencing tremendous expansion in distribution networks. The management of numerous DERs needs to be optimized by the distribution network operator within limited time considering their different stakeholders. One challenge is the non-convexities arising from operational constraints. In this sub-section, a novel linear model will be introduced to efficiently manage DERs by providing theoretical guarantees on 1) physical implementations of the resultant dispatch, and 2) dispatch incentivize of different stakeholders.

    • Speakers:

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    Bing Yan

    Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology

    Bio: Dr. Bing Yan is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology. She received the B.S. degree in information management and information system from Renmin University of China in 2010, M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and statistics from University of Connecticut in 2012 and 2017, respectively, and Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from University of Connecticut in 2016. Before joining Rochester Institute of Technology, she was an assistant research professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Connecticut. Dr. Yan's research interests include operation optimization of smart power and energy systems, planning and scheduling of intelligent manufacturing systems, self-optimizing factories, and mathematical optimization of large-scale mixed-integer linear programming problems. She published more than 40 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings in power and energy society, and robotics and automation.

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    Wenjie Zhang

    Research Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    Bio: Dr. Wenjie Zhang holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the School of Artificial Intelligence and Automation at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China, which he obtained in 2015. In 2020, he received his Doctor of Philosophy in electrical and computer engineering from the National University of Singapore. In 2019, he served as a visiting scholar at Stanford University. Since 2019, Dr. Zhang has worked as a lead data scientist and AI consultant for several public companies in the FinTech and semiconductor domains. Currently, he is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Dr. Zhang's research interests focus on explainable and trustworthy AI and its applications in smart grids, with a broad scope encompassing big data analytics and multimodal learning. He has secured more than seven internal industrial funding awards as the principal investigator and served as a principal researcher in four national research projects supported by government agencies such as the Energy Market Authority in Singapore and AI@SG.

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    Wei Lin

    Postdoctoral Fellow, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    Bio: Dr. Wei Lin received his B.E., and Ph.D. degrees from Chongqing University, China, in 2016, and 2021, respectively. He was a visiting research scholar at the University of Connecticut, from 2019 to 2020. Before working as a postdoctoral fellow at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University on September 2022, he was a postdoctoral fellow at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests include the coordination of complex systems, electricity markets, and AI in energy. He has published more than 20 peer-reviewed papers in recognized journals and conferences. He participated in more than 10 projects, including National Key R&D Programs of China, HK RGC projects, and ISO-NE projects. He was a committee member of the 2022 IEEE ISGT-Asia, the technical program chair of the CEEPE 2022, and the skeleton member of the IEEE PES Composite System Reliability Task Force. He is an owner of the 2022 Power Science and Technology Progress Award (Third-class Prize) of Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering.

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