Deep Learning Algorithm for Automatic Classification of Power Quality Disturbances

Power quality disturbances (PQDs) are major obstacles to maintaining the reliability and stability of electrical systems. This study introduces a new multi-scale deep learning method to classify PQDs, aiming to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of power quality (PQ) analysis and monitoring systems...

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Main Authors: Fatema A. Albalooshi, M. R. Qader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-01-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/3/1442
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Summary:Power quality disturbances (PQDs) are major obstacles to maintaining the reliability and stability of electrical systems. This study introduces a new multi-scale deep learning method to classify PQDs, aiming to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of power quality (PQ) analysis and monitoring systems. By combining 1-D convolutional neural networks (CNNs) with an attention mechanism, this approach overcomes the limitations of traditional techniques. Moreover, varying-size convolutional layers allow for the direct learning of complex patterns and features from PQ signals. To address the challenge of limited labeled PQ datasets, this research utilizes an open-source dataset generator to create large-scale datasets with annotated PQDs. Through a comparison with existing models in the field, the superiority of the proposed CNN-based approach is evident, achieving an accuracy level of up to <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>99.49</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. The results demonstrate promising classification performance in terms of simplicity and accuracy, highlighting the potential of this approach to improve PQ analysis and disturbance identification.
ISSN:2076-3417