AI backkground giving a sense of power grids and foundtaional models

GridFM

Small foundation models for the electric grid

GridSFM Is Open Source

The GridSFM topology and pipeline code are now available on our GitHub. The dataset of grid models, and the trained GridSFM-opem model are now available on HuggingFace

Blog Post – Topology Viewer
Blog Post – Model
GitHub
HuggingFace
White Paper
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Microsoft Research blog

Three white line icons—a transmission tower, a lightning bolt, and a stopwatch—displayed on a teal-to-green gradient background with a subtle textured pattern.
Microsoft Research Blog

| Weiwei Yang, Andrea Britto Mattos Lima, Thiago Vallin Spina, Spencer Fowers, and Baosen Zhang

Introducing GridSFM, a small foundation model that can predict AC optimal power flow in milliseconds, boosting efficiency and unlocking cost savings. Learn how GridSFM gives grid operators direct visibility into congestion, stability, and system health.

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Microsoft Research Blog

| Andrea Britto Mattos Lima, Thiago Vallin Spina, Weiwei Yang, Spencer Fowers, Ruslan Nagimov, and Baosen Zhang

Microsoft Research is excited to release an open dataset of approximate transmission topology of the U.S. power grid derived from publicly available data. The ability to study transmission-level power grid behavior is essential for modern power systems research. Analyses of…