Methods And Apparatus For Determining A Criticality Of An Electrical Power Distribution Grid

Abstract

Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method for determining a criticality of an electrical power distribution grid. An example method includes: providing a machine learning model of the power distribution grid fitted to smart meter data representing a power consumption of customers connected via a distribution transformer to conducting equipment of a substation of the power distribution grid and fitted to data representing voltages at selected conducting equipment of the power distribution grid and at the customers' service delivery points; using the provided machine learning model for calculating a grid impact score representing the grid state of the power distribution grid based on power limit violations and/or based on voltage limit violations; and evaluating the calculated grid impact score to determine the criticality of the electrical power distribution grid.

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