An AdaBoost-based tree augmented naive Bayesian classifier for transient stability assessment of power systems

By focusing on the accuracy limitations of the naive Bayesian classifier in the transient stability assessment of power systems, a tree augmented naive Bayesian (TAN) classifier is adopted for the power system transient stability assessment. The adaptive Boosting (AdaBoost) algorithm is used in the TAN classifier to form an AdaBoost-based tree augmented naive Bayesian (ATAN) classifier for further classification performance improvement. To construct the ATAN classifier, eight attributes that reasonably reflect the transient stability or transient instability of a power system are selected as inputs of the proposed classifier. In addition, the class-attribute interdependence maximization (CAIM) algorithm is used to discretize the attributes. Then, the operating mechanism of the power system is used to obtain the dependencies between the attributes, and the parameters of the ATAN classifier are learned according to the Bayes’ theorem and the criterion of maximizing a posterior estimation. Four evaluation indicators of the ATAN classifier are used, that is, the value of Kappa, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), F1 score, and the average evaluation indicator. Lastly, experiments are implemented on the IEEE 3-generator 9-bus system and IEEE 10-generator 39-bus system. The simulation results show that the ATAN classifier can significantly improve the classification performance of the transient stability assessment of the power system.