Software will use artificial intelligence to make autonomous decisions about transmission cuts
A (California Independent System Operator), State electricity operator is planning to become the 1st in North America to implement artificial intelligence to manage power cuts, according to senior consultant in Caiso energy systems technologies, Gopakumar Gopinathan, he told the (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) . He states that the decision comes to “Modernize network operations”.
The agreement to run a pilot program using new AI software called Genie, from the power company, should be formally announced on DTECH Midwest (Public Service Industry Summit), in Minneapolis, on July 15.
Genie USA Software Ia Generative to analyze and perform real -time analysis for network operators. The intention is to explore its potential to make autonomous decisions about key network functions.
According to OATI’s vice president of platforms, visualization and analysis, Abhimanyu Thakur, even if the process no more than 1 minute when done by a person, “Time accumulates significantly when dealing with 200 or 300 interruptions”.
If Caiso confirms that Genie provides reliable and more efficient data analysis for interruption management, the operator may consider automating more functions in the network.
Caiso engineers analyze interruption reports, seek keywords, read notes, and then carry each item in the network’s software system to perform calculations on how a fallen line or transformer can affect power supply.
An Energy Department 2024 report has found that artificial intelligence has the potential to accelerate network capacity and transmission studies, to improve time forecasting to estimate wind and solar plant production and optimize electric vehicle charging networks.
PJM Interconnection, the US power system that serves 13 states of the country, has started an agreement with Google to use Tapestry software to improve regional planning and accelerate network connections to new power generators.
The Texas power system, ERCOT, is also considering adopting technology similar to what caiso will use.
