Guest Editorial: Big Data Analytics for Grid Modernization

IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid just published our special section on Big Data Analytics for Grid Modernization. The guest editorial is on IEEE Xplore with open access. The original Call for Papers is HERE.

While "big data" is quickly becoming a buzz word (see THIS POST), in this guest editorial we discussed our interpretation from four aspects:

1. The data involved in the analysis is big in at least one of its three defining dimensions: volume, variety or velocity. The big data used in the utility industry includes but is not limited to smart meter data, phasor measurement unit data, weather data, and social media data. 
2. The problem under investigation is to prepare for analyzing the big data, such as data compression and data security issues. 
3. The methodology requires customized modeling of individual components of a system, or leads to in-depth understanding of the individual components. For instance, estimating the invisible solar generation belongs to this category. 
4. The technology can be used to help reach the answer faster, or answer the questions otherwise difficult to answer. For example, a distributed platform can be used to speed up the analytic tasks.

Thanks to the diligent work from our guest editors, reviewers and the authors, we are able to present a high-quality collection of papers to the community. Below is the list of 17 special section papers:

1. D. Zhou, J. Guo, Y. Zhang, J. Chai, H. Liu, Y. Liu, C. Huang, X. Gui and Y. Liu, "Distributed Data Analytics Platform for Wide-Area Synchrophasor Measurement Systems," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 2397-2405, Sept. 2016
2. P. H. Gadde, M. Biswal, S. Brahma and H. Cao, "Efficient Compression of PMU Data in WAMS," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 2406-2413, Sept. 2016
3. X. Tong, C. Kang and Q. Xia, "Smart Metering Load Data Compression Based on Load Feature Identification," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 2414-2422, Sept. 2016
4. J. Hu and A. V. Vasilakos, "Energy Big Data Analytics and Security: Challenges and Opportunities," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 2423-2436, Sept. 2016
5. Y. Wang, Q. Chen, C. Kang and Q. Xia, "Clustering of Electricity Consumption Behavior Dynamics Toward Big Data Applications," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 2437-2447, Sept. 2016
6. S. Ben Taieb, R. Huser, R. J. Hyndman and M. G. Genton, "Forecasting Uncertainty in Electricity Smart Meter Data by Boosting Additive Quantile Regression," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 2448-2455, Sept. 2016
7. H. Shaker, H. Zareipour and D. Wood, "Estimating Power Generation of Invisible Solar Sites Using Publicly Available Data," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 2456-2465, Sept. 2016
8. H. Shaker, H. Zareipour and D. Wood, "A Data-Driven Approach for Estimating the Power Generation of Invisible Solar Sites," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 2466-2476, Sept. 2016
9. X. Zhang and S. Grijalva, "A Data-Driven Approach for Detection and Estimation of Residential PV Installations," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 2477-2485, Sept. 2016
10. H. Wang and J. Huang, "Cooperative Planning of Renewable Generations for Interconnected Microgrids," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 2486-2496, Sept. 2016
11. J. Peppanen, M. J. Reno, R. J. Broderick and S. Grijalva, "Distribution System Model Calibration With Big Data From AMI and PV Inverters," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 2497-2506, Sept. 2016
12. Y. C. Chen, J. Wang, A. D. Domínguez-García and P. W. Sauer, "Measurement-Based Estimation of the Power Flow Jacobian Matrix," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 2507-2515, Sept. 2016
13. H. Sun, Z. Wang, J. Wang, Z. Huang, N. Carrington and J. Liao, "Data-Driven Power Outage Detection by Social Sensors," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 2516-2524, Sept. 2016
14. H. Jiang, X. Dai, D. W. Gao, J. J. Zhang, Y. Zhang and E. Muljadi, "Spatial-Temporal Synchrophasor Data Characterization and Analytics in Smart Grid Fault Detection, Identification, and Impact Causal Analysis," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 2525-2536, Sept. 2016
15. M. Rafferty, X. Liu, D. M. Laverty and S. McLoone, "Real-Time Multiple Event Detection and Classification Using Moving Window PCA," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 2537-2548, Sept. 2016
16. T. Jiang, Y. Mu, H. Jia, N. Lu, H. Yuan, J. Yan and W. Li, "A Novel Dominant Mode Estimation Method for Analyzing Inter-Area Oscillation in China Southern Power Grid," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 2549-2560, Sept. 2016
17. B. Wang, B. Fang, Y. Wang, H. Liu and Y. Liu, "Power System Transient Stability Assessment Based on Big Data and the Core Vector Machine," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 2561-2570, Sept. 2016

Citation

Tao Hong, Chen Chen, Jianwei Huang, Ning Lu, Le Xie and Hamidreza Zareipour, "Guest Editorial: big data analytics for grid modernization", IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol.7, no.5, pp 2395-2396, September, 2016

Guest Editorial: Big Data Analytics for Grid Modernization

Tao Hong, Chen Chen, Jianwei Huang, Ning Lu, Le Xie and Hamidreza Zareipour