Development of Adaptive Power Dispatch Automation System Based on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Authors

  • Xiongbao Zhang Automation Section, Guangxi Power Grid Company Limited, Nanning, 530000, Guangxi, China
  • Mingjing Luo Power Dispatch and Control Center, Baise Power Supply Bureau, Guangxi Power Grid Company Limited, Baise, 533000, Guangxi, China
  • Shidi Ruan Automation Section, Guangxi Power Grid Company Limited, Nanning, 530000, Guangxi, China
  • Zhaoyuan Yin Automation Section, Guangxi Power Grid Company Limited, Nanning, 530000, Guangxi, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.4154

Keywords:

Power System Dispatching, Artificial Intelligence, Adaptive Control

Abstract

Faced with the challenges of high grid uncertainty, multi-timescale dynamic coupling, and operational efficiency bottlenecks caused by the high proportion of renewable energy integration, traditional dispatching methods struggle to achieve rapid response and global optimization. To address this issue, this study first constructs a joint perception model integrating graph attention networks and temporal convolutions to accurately extract the spatiotemporal dynamic features of the power grid. Next, a competitive collaborative decision-making framework based on multi-agent deep reinforcement learning is designed to achieve distributed collaborative control of power sources, grid, load, and storage. Then, a high-fidelity digital twin environment is introduced to perform online security verification and rolling optimization of agent strategies. Finally, a lightweight online update mechanism oriented towards concept drift is deployed. Experiments show that the developed AI-ADS (Artificial Intelligence-based Adaptive Dispatch System) increases the renewable energy absorption rate to 95.5%, reduces the dispatch response time to an average of 2.8 seconds, and lowers weekly operating costs by 21.5%, validating its effectiveness in improving grid resilience and economy through a “perception-decision-verification-evolution” intelligent closed loop.

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Author Biographies

Xiongbao Zhang, Automation Section, Guangxi Power Grid Company Limited, Nanning, 530000, Guangxi, China

Xiongbao Zhang was born in Yulin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, P.R. China in 1990. He graduated from Guangxi University, China in 2017 and obtained a Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.) degree. Currently, he works as an engineer at Guangxi Power Grid Co., Ltd., China, with his main research directions focusing on dispatching automation digital technology and cyber security.

Mingjing Luo, Power Dispatch and Control Center, Baise Power Supply Bureau, Guangxi Power Grid Company Limited, Baise, 533000, Guangxi, China

Mingjing Luo was born in 1998 in Yulin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. He graduated from Hunan University in 2021 with a Bachelor of Engineering degree. Currently, he works as an operator at the Baise Power Supply Bureau of Guangxi Power Grid Co., Ltd., and his main research focus is on the intelligent transformation of dispatch automation.

Shidi Ruan, Automation Section, Guangxi Power Grid Company Limited, Nanning, 530000, Guangxi, China

Shidi Ruan was born in Nanning, Guangxi, P.R. China, in 1989. She received the Master degree from North China Electric Power University, P.R. China. Now, she works in Guangxi Power Grid Power Dispatching and Control Center. Her research interests include power dispatching automation.

Zhaoyuan Yin, Automation Section, Guangxi Power Grid Company Limited, Nanning, 530000, Guangxi, China

Zhaoyuan Yin was born in China in 1997. He graduated from Monash University, Australia in 2022 and obtained a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree. Currently, he works as an engineer at Guangxi Power Grid Co., Ltd., China, with his main research directions focusing on dispatching automation digital technology.

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Published

2026-09-17

How to Cite

Zhang, X., Luo, M. ., Ruan, S., & Yin, Z. (2026). Development of Adaptive Power Dispatch Automation System Based on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Distributed Generation &Amp; Alternative Energy Journal, 44(5), 1299–1330. https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.4154

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