Summary of Creating Synthetic Energy Meter Data Using Conditional Diffusion and Building Metadata, by Chun Fu et al.
Creating synthetic energy meter data using conditional diffusion and building metadata
by Chun Fu, Hussain Kazmi, Matias Quintana, Clayton Miller
First submitted to arxiv on: 31 Mar 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary Medium Difficulty summary: This paper proposes a conditional diffusion model for generating synthetic energy data using relevant metadata. The study aims to overcome the limitations of traditional regression models relying on historical data, which are hindered by limited access to private energy data from buildings. The proposed model is compared with Conditional Generative Adversarial Networks (CGAN) and Conditional Variational Auto-Encoders (CVAE), demonstrating superior performance in generating high-quality synthetic data that closely resembles real-world energy consumption patterns. The results show a 36% reduction in Frechet Inception Distance (FID) score and a 13% decrease in Kullback-Leibler divergence (KL divergence) compared to the best method. This research has the potential to establish a foundation for a broader array of energy data generation models. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Low Difficulty summary: This paper helps solve a problem in energy research by creating fake but realistic energy data. Right now, scientists can’t easily access private energy data from buildings, which makes it hard to train machines to learn about energy consumption patterns. The researchers developed a new way to generate this synthetic data using information like location, weather, and building type. They tested their method against others and found that it worked better at creating realistic data. This breakthrough could lead to more accurate predictions of how buildings use energy, which is important for making our world more sustainable. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Diffusion model » Regression » Synthetic data
