Opengridmap: An open platform for inferring power grids with crowdsourced data

José Rivera, Christoph Goebel, David Sardari, Hans Arno Jacobsen

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Abstract

The energy transition requires profound changes to the power grid, both on the transmission and distribution level. The ability to assess the impact of these changes, e.g., the integration of more solar power or electric mobility, requires data and tools that only exist partially today. The goal of this paper is to introduce OpenGridMap, a new project with the goal of creating an open platform for inferring realistic power grids based on actual data. Our vision is to provide a tool to researchers and practitioners that is able to produce realistic input data for simulation studies. OpenGridMap will support the entire process from data collection to formatting grid data for various purposes. We explore innovative ways to capture data and produce power grid approximations, e.g., using smartphone apps, expert classification, existing map APIs, and graph inference algorithms. The latest developments of the project can be found at opengridmap.com.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEnergy Informatics - 4th D-A-CH Conference, EI 2015, Proceedings
EditorsSebastian Gottwalt, Lukas König, Hartmut Schmeck
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages179-191
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783319258751
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Event4th D-A-CH Conference on Energy Informatics, EI 2015 - Karlsruhe, Germany
Duration: 12 Nov 201513 Nov 2015

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9424
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference4th D-A-CH Conference on Energy Informatics, EI 2015
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityKarlsruhe
Period12/11/1513/11/15

Keywords

  • Crowdsourcing
  • Geographic information systems
  • Power distribution
  • Power grids

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