Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for operating sources of electricity in an electrical grid having a forecasting error rate are described. In some implementations, a method includes selecting a forecast horizon based on the forecasting error rate; performing an optimization process for dispatch planning of the electrical grid for the selected forecast horizon; automatically operating one or more power sources of the electrical grid in accordance with the dispatch planning for a first time increment; and performing an optimization process for dispatch planning for subsequent time increments within the selected horizon after the first time increment has elapsed.

Abstract: This disclosure describes a system and method for enabling an inverter to temporarily sustain fault current. One implementation is a system that includes an inverter having a plurality of transistors. A reservoir having an outlet channel is configured to contain a compressed gas. The outlet channel is arranged to direct the compressed gas towards a heatsink in thermal communication with one or more of the plurality of transistors. A control valve can be positioned between the reservoir and the outlet channel and a controller can be configured to detect an overcurrent event in the inverter and, in response, open the control valve. A transformer is electrically connected to an output of the inverter and configured to step down voltage from the inverter to a circuit being supplied by the inverter.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a storage device, for filling gaps in electric grid models are enclosed. A method includes obtaining vector data representing first portions of paths of electric grid wires over a geographic region; converting the vector data to first raster image data that depicts an overhead view of the electric grid wires including a first set of line segments representing the first portions of the paths; processing the first raster image data using a gap filling model; obtaining, as output from the gap filling model, second raster image data including a second set of line segments corresponding to gaps included in the input raster image data and representing second portions of paths of the electric grid wires; and converting the second raster image data to vector data representing the first portions and the second portions of paths of the electric grid wires.

Abstract: Image data is obtained that indicates an extent to which one or more objects reflect, scatter, or absorb light at each of multiple wavelength bands, where the image data was collected while a conveyor belt was moving the object(s). The image data is preprocessed by performing an analysis across frequencies and/or performing an analysis across a representation of a spatial dimension. A set of feature values is generated using the image preprocessed image data. A machine-learning model generates an output using to the feature values. A prediction of an identity of a chemical in the one or more objects or a level of one or more chemicals in the object(s) is generated using the output. Data is output indicating the prediction of the identity of the chemical in the object(s) or the level of the one or more chemicals in at least one of the one or more objects.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a storage device, for predicting connections in electric grid models are disclosed. A method includes obtaining geospatial data representing a geographic area that includes an electrical distribution system; and generating, from the geospatial data, asset data that represents characteristics of electrical distribution system assets. The asset data includes: load data representing electrical loads of the electrical distribution system; and node data representing nodes of the electrical distribution system. The method includes processing the asset data using a connection model that is configured to predict electrical connections between assets of the electrical distribution system; and obtaining, from the connection model; output data indicating predicted electrical connections between assets of the electrical distribution system. The geospatial data includes at least one of overhead imagery or street level imagery of the geographic area.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a storage device, for mapping an electrical grid are disclosed. A method includes sampling multiple locations within a geographic region, executing a detection process for each location, the detection process including applying the set of images for the location as input to a machine learning (ML) model that is trained to identify electrical grid assets depicted within images taken from a combination of different perspectives and obtaining an output from the machine learning model that indicates whether a same electrical grid asset is identified in each of the images of the location. In response to an ML output that indicates a positive identification of the same electrical grid asset being depicted in a particular set of images of a particular location, the method further includes: selecting a number of sublocations within the region, and executing the detection process for each sublocation.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating a representation of an electric power grid. One of the methods includes obtaining respective datasets, identifying one or more predictive models for each of the respective datasets that are each configured to processes a category of data to generate an output that specifies a partial representation of the electric power grid; and aggregating the respective outputs in accordance with a set of predetermined rules to generate a final representation of the electric power grid.

Abstract: An inverter coupled to an electrical power grid characterizes the electrical power grid. The inverter outputs a plurality of electrical signals of different frequencies to the electrical power grid, measures responses of the electrical power grid to the plurality of electrical signals to obtain measurement data, and processes the measurement data to generate prediction data that characterizes one or more fault conditions of the electrical power grid. The inverter adjusts an operational setting of the inverter based on the prediction data. The operational setting affects a response of the electrical power grid to a fault condition.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for automatic generation of a supply chain simulation. The methods, systems, and apparatus include actions of obtaining supply chain data of a supply chain, generating a supply chain network graph that represents relationships between locations indicated by the supply chain data, determining classifications of the locations indicated by the supply chain data, determining agent rule models based on the supply chain data, and generating a supply chain simulation based on the supply chain network graph, the classifications of the locations, and the agent rule models.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing chemical recycling processes include accessing characterization data of a feedstock, the characterization data comprising one or more spectra collected according to one or more spectroscopic methods. The methods include predicting, using the characterization data, a set of constituent materials included in the feedstock. The methods include predicting a material composition of the feedstock using the predicted set of constituent materials. The methods include identifying, at least in part using the predicted material composition of the feedstock, one or more target products. The methods include generating a set of chemical reaction schemas enabling a conversion of at least part of the feedstock into the one or more target products. The methods also include storing identifications of the material composition of the feedstock, the one or more target products, and the set of chemical reaction schemas in a data store.

Abstract: In one aspect, there is provided a method performed by one or more data processing apparatus for mitigating wildfire ignition, the method including: obtaining first data identifying utility lines in a geographical region, obtaining second data characterizing operational and environmental factors related to the utility lines in the geographical region, determining a probability score that characterizes the likelihood of wildfire ignition caused by the utility lines in the geographical region, generating, based on the probability score, a cost function associating a wildfire-based cost to the current carried by the utility lines, and generating, using the cost function and a mixed-integer program solver, an output for the utility lines in the geographical region, where the output specifies an adjusted value of the current carried by the utility lines.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods may include accessing a predictive function. The predictive function may be configured to receive a partial or complete bond string and position (BSP) representation of a molecule of a reactant ionic liquid, where the representation identifies relative positions of atoms in the molecule. The predictive function may be configured to predict a reaction-characteristic value that characterizes a reaction between the ionic liquid and a particular polymer. The predictive function may be generated using training data corresponding to a set of molecules that were selected using Bayesian optimization, one or more previous versions of the predictive function, and experimentally derived reaction-characteristic values characterizing reactions between the molecules and the particular polymer. The method may also include identifying a particular ionic liquid as a prospect for depolymerizing the particular polymer based on the predictive function.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for in-process adjustment to crushing systems.

Abstract: Implementations are described herein for automatically generating multimodal geospatial workflows for accomplishing geospatial tasks. In various implementations, a natural language request may be processed based on generative model(s) such as LLM(s) to generate workflow output tokens that identify high-level actions for completing a geospatial task conveyed in the natural language request. First data indicative of the high-level actions may be processed using one or more of the generative models to generate dataset output tokens that identify responsive dataset(s) that likely contain data responsive to the geospatial task. Second data indicative of both the high-level actions and the responsive dataset(s) may be processed based on one or more of the generative models to generate data manipulation output tokens that identify data manipulation instructions for assembling data from the responsive dataset(s) into a response that fulfills the geospatial task.

Abstract: This disclosure describes a system, method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for image search-based object detection of utility assets in image databases. The method includes receiving an input image of a utility asset and a query bounding box representing an image-based object query. Bounding boxes of objects represented in the input image are generated based on the input image and the query bounding box, in which anchoring boxes corresponding to object classifications are identified from the bounding boxes. A textual label is determined for a selected subset of anchoring boxes. An image embedding representing the region is encoded, and image tokens are generated based on the encoded image embedding. Output images of other utility assets relevant to the image-based object query are identified from images in an image database, based on at least one of (i) the encoded image embedding, (ii) the image tokens, or (iii) the textual label. The output images are provided for output.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for providing a ML model for inference, the ML model having been trained using a first set of training data to provide predictions associated with an adverse event, after training of the ML model, receiving data from one or more data sources, the data representative of characteristics relevant to predictions associated with the adverse event, providing a second set of training data, determining, by a trigger module, a trigger decision based on a set of signals at least partially determined from the second set of training data, the trigger decision indicating whether the ML model is to be one of updated and retrained based on the second set of training data, and selectively executing one of updating and retraining of the ML model using at least a portion of the second set of training data in response to the trigger decision.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for developing electrical grid mapping. One of the methods includes obtaining a computer model of an electric power grid; generating a network graph representation of the computer model, wherein nodes of the network graph represent grid assets of the computer model and edges of the network graph represent wires connecting the grid assets; generating an initial prediction of links between nodes in the network graph by adding at least one edge to the network graph to obtain an over-connected graph; applying the over-connected network graph as input to a machine learning model to obtain an annotated network graph, the machine learning model configured to identify edges as positive links and negative links, and apply annotations to the edges indicating whether each edge is a positive or negative link; and updating the model based on the annotated network graph.

Abstract: Disclosed implementations relate to using mutual constraint satisfaction to sample from different stochastic processes and identify coherent inferences across domains. In some implementations, a first domain representation of a semantic concept may be used to conditionally sample a first set of candidate second domain representations of the semantic concept from a first stochastic process. Based on second domain representation(s) of the first set, candidate third domain representations of the semantic concept may be conditionally sampled from a second stochastic process. Based on candidate third domain representation(s), a second set of candidate second domain representations of the semantic concept may be conditionally sampled from a third stochastic process. Pairs of candidate second domain representations sampled across the first and second sets may be evaluated. Based on the evaluation, second domain representation(s) of the semantic concept are selected, e.g., as input for a downstream computer process.

Abstract: A method for electrical grid monitoring using aggregated smart meter data includes receiving, from an electric grid monitoring device, electrical data aggregated from a plurality of electric meters each connected to a secondary side of at least one electrical transformer within a local geographic region. Each electric meter is configured to generate measurement data based on measurements taken at a respective electrical load. The electrical data indicates one or more characteristics of a secondary electrical distribution system connected to the at least one electrical transformer. The method includes determining, based on the electrical data aggregated from the plurality of electric meters, one or more characteristics of the primary electrical distribution system connected to the electrical transformer.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a storage device, for identifying characteristics of electric grid assets are disclosed. A method includes obtaining a plurality of images, each image depicting at least one utility pole of an electric grid; detecting, in each of the plurality of images, keypoints of the at least one utility pole depicted in the image; determining, using the keypoints from at least two images of a particular utility pole, at least one measurement of the particular utility pole; determining, using the measurement of the particular utility pole, an electrical characteristic of an asset supported by the particular utility pole; and providing the electrical characteristic as an output. The two or more images include images of the particular utility pole captured from multiple different camera perspectives. The asset can include a capacitor, a transformer, a switch, a power line.