Addressing Data Deficiencies in Outage Reports : A Qualitative and Machine Learning Approach

• This study investigates outage statistics in the Swedish power system. More specifically, this paper delves into the critical analysis and enhancement of data quality, focusing on inconsistencies and missing values, i.e. unknown outage causes and unidentified faulty equipment. By carefully examining the data, noticeable gaps and deficiencies are revealed. Thus, a format for improving outage reporting using a database with 3 relations (outage summary, outage breakdown and customer breakdown) is proposed. In addition to a qualitative analysis of the data, various machine learning algorithms are explored and tested for their capability to predict the unknown values within the dataset, thereby offering a twofold solution: enhancing the accuracy of outage data and facilitating deeper, more accurate analytical capabilities. The findings and proposals within this work not only illuminate the current challenges within outage data management but also pave the way for more robust, data-driven decision-making in outage management and policy formation. 

Ämnesord

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Elektroteknik och elektronik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Data analysis

Power outages

Machine learning

Decision-making

Data processing

Technical reports

Electrical Engineering

Elektro- och systemteknik

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