Artificial neural networks in power systems. III. Examples of applications in power systems

This tutorial describes some typical applications of artificial neural networks (ANNs) in power systems. It is the third in a series of three articles which, through a consideration of real problems, illustrates some of the practical aspects of ANN design in terms of architecture, training data requirements, selection of input features and learning algorithms. The paper discusses short term load forecasting, fault classification in double circuit transmission lines using combined unsupervised/supervised neural networks, voltage stability analysis using Kohonen neural networks, power system economic dispatch problems solution using Hopfield neural networks, and power system stabiliser design using recurrent neural networks.