APPLICATION OF CLUSTER ANALYSIS IN SMART GRID NETWORKS

Abstract

The task of developing and improving intelligent multi-agent control systems, which provide opportunities for intelligent online analysis of the electrical power supply system provided by the smart grid system, is considered. The purpose of the article is the formation of clusters of sections of the electrical network, the initial parameters of which are the main indicators of the quality of electrical energy in accordance with the accepted standards. Total harmonic distortion coefficient of voltages, coefficient of unsymmetry of supply voltages, reactive power of loads are chosen as such parameters. The results of the hierarchical clustering of power supply network sections are summarized in the corresponding dendogram. The method of full connection is used to form a dendogram of sections of the power supply system. This method defines the distance between clusters as the largest distance between any objects in different clusters or the most distant neighbors. The measure of closeness was determined by the Euclidean distance. The obtained treeshaped diagram demonstrates the distribution of the sections of the power supply system into four natural clusters, which visually divides the sections of the power supply system into separate groups according to certain characteristics, namely the main parameters of the quality of the power system. It is shown that the mathematical apparatus of cluster analysis allows solving the problem of classification of sections of the power supply system when the main parameters of the quality of electric energy deviate from the normally permissible values. It is proved that the classification can be carried out not only by one parameter, but also by using a combination of several parameters. The results of the conducted analysis provide an opportunity to further form production rules for the selection of measures to improve the quality of electric energy, which are applied to one or another section of the power supply system.)