Cloud-based load prediction system for smart grids

该项目将帮助Alphacor打开新的市场，并吸引更多的公司使用其计量设备。受益于这项新服务的公司将吸引更多的客户，并可能因此增加就业。该项目的目标是实现这些数据的可视化和预测模型，以便为使用Alphacor智能电表的客户和客户增加价值，并使用捕获的数据进行预测分析。该研究将探索利用机器学习算法来预测未来的功耗和高级功能，如电网免受不必要攻击的安全性。安大略省和世界各地的发电正朝着自由市场平台发展。这意味着电力供应商将能够对所需的电力进行投标。当需求高时，电力成本上升，公用事业公司通过在关键时刻为每千瓦电力提供更高的价格来确保向电网提供所需的电力。对于供应商来说，预测该功率浪涌是有利的，以便在正确的时间优化电力交付。然而，为了预测和分析电力成本，电网需要通过安装能够实时记录电力消耗的仪表来实现“智能”。Alphacor Sustainability Solutions是一家加拿大公司，从事智能电网电表的设计、制造和实施。该公司现在正在寻求将他们的智能电表与软件解决方案集成在一起，这样潜在的供应商就可以实时查看他们的设备和他们正在消耗的电力，并做出相应的决策。

The project will help Alphacor open new markets and attract more companies to use its metering devices. Companies benefiting from this new service will attract more customers and potentially increase employment as a result. The objective of this project is to implement a visualization and prediction model for this data in order to add value for customers and clients using Alphacor's smart meters and use the data captured to do predictive analytics. The research will explore making use of machine learning algorithms to provide prediction for future power consumption and advanced features such as security of the grid from unwanted attacks. Power generation in Ontario and around the world is going towards a free-market platform. This means that power providers will be able to bid on the power that is needed. When demand is high, the cost of power goes up and the utility companies ensure that the power needed is supplied to the grid by providing higher price for each kilowatt of power supplied at critical times. For suppliers, it is advantageous to have a prediction of this power surge in order to optimize delivery of power at the right time. In order to predict and analyze power costs, however, the power grid needs to be "smart" by installing meters capable of recording the power consumption in real time. Alphacor Sustainability Solutions is a Canadian company engaged in design, manufacturing and implementation of power meters for smart grids. The company is now looking for integrating their smart-meters with a software solution where potential vendors can view their devices and the power they are consuming in real time and make decisions accordingly.