Impacts of traffic data on short-term residential load forecasting before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Chaianong A, Winzer C, Gellrich M (2022)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2022

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Book Volume: 43

Article Number: 100895

DOI: 10.1016/j.esr.2022.100895

Abstract

Accurate load forecasting is essential for power-sector planning and management. This applies during normal situations as well as phase changes such as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic due to variations in electricity consumption that made it difficult for system operators to forecast load accurately. So far, few studies have used traffic data to improve load prediction accuracy. This paper aims to investigate the influence of traffic data in combination with other commonly used features (historical load, weather, and time) – to better predict short-term residential electricity consumption. Based on data from two selected distribution grid areas in Switzerland and random forest as a forecasting technique, the findings suggest that the impact of traffic data on load forecasts is much smaller than the impact of time variables. However, traffic data could improve load forecasting where information on historical load is not available. Another benefit of using traffic data is that it might explain the phenomenon of interest better than historical electricity demand. Some of our findings vary greatly between the two datasets, indicating the importance of studies based on larger numbers of datasets, features, and forecasting approaches.

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APA:

Chaianong, A., Winzer, C., & Gellrich, M. (2022). Impacts of traffic data on short-term residential load forecasting before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Energy Strategy Reviews, 43. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2022.100895

MLA:

Chaianong, Aksornchan, Christian Winzer, and Mario Gellrich. "Impacts of traffic data on short-term residential load forecasting before and during the COVID-19 pandemic." Energy Strategy Reviews 43 (2022).

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