Improved grid dependability and fewer power outages are the goals of a new AI system

A team of American researchers has developed a new artificial intelligence model that can help the grid avoid power outages by automatically changing the power supply in milliseconds. The automated system, published online in the journal Nature Communications, is an early example of "self-healing network" technology that uses artificial intelligence to detect and repair problems such as outages and storm-damaged power lines without human intervention.

Some researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have demonstrated their solution that can automatically determine alternate routes to deliver power to customers before an outage. The research team said this is because artificial intelligence has a speed advantage. Unlike a human control process, which can take several minutes to several hours, the system can automatically rotate microseconds.

“Our goal is to find the best way to send electricity to most users as soon as possible.

"But before implementing the system you need to do more research."

Roshni Anna Jēkabs, a doctor at the school team, said that nearby source switches and power supply can be used to repeat the electricity caused by line errors such as large solar panels or batteries. Next, the researchers aim to develop a similar technology to repair and restore the network after a power outage.