TT-Prof. Dr.  Benjamin Schäfer

TT-Prof. Dr. Benjamin Schäfer

  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
    Institute for Automation and Applied Informatics (IAI)

    Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
    76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen

    Fax: +49 721 608 22602
    Building-No.: 445 / 449 / 668

Publications


2023
Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Power Grid Frequency Modeling
Kruse, J.; Cramer, E.; Schäfer, B.; Witthaut, D.
2023. PRX energy, 2 (4), Art.-Nr.: 043003. doi:10.1103/PRXEnergy.2.043003
Non-linear, bivariate stochastic modelling of power-grid frequency applied to islands
Oberhofer, U.; Gorjao, L. R.; Yalcin, G. C.; Kamps, O.; Hagenmeyer, V.; Schäfer, B.
2023. 2023 IEEE Belgrade PowerTech, 1, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/PowerTech55446.2023.10202986
Local versus global stability in dynamical systems with consecutive Hopf bifurcations
Böttcher, P. C.; Schäfer, B.; Kettemann, S.; Agert, C.; Witthaut, D.
2023. Physical Review Research, 5 (3), Art-Nr.: 033139. doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.033139
Understanding electricity prices beyond the merit order principle using explainable AI
Trebbien, J.; Rydin Gorjão, L.; Praktiknjo, A.; Schäfer, B.; Witthaut, D.
2023. Energy and AI, 13, Article no: 100250. doi:10.1016/j.egyai.2023.100250
Forecasting Power Grid Frequency Trajectories with Structured State Space Models
Pütz, S.; Schäfer, B.
2023. Companion Proceedings of the 14th ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems, Orlando, 20th -26th June 2023, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3599733.3606298
Regulatory Changes in German and Austrian Power Systems Explored with Explainable Artificial Intelligence
Pütz, S.; Kruse, J.; Witthaut, D.; Hagenmeyer, V.; Schäfer, B.
2023. Companion Proceedings of the 14th ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems (e-Energy ’23), 26–31, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3599733.3600247
Microscopic Fluctuations in Power-Grid Frequency Recordings at the Subsecond Scale
Schäfer, B.; Rydin Gorjão, L.; Yalcin, G. C.; Förstner, E.; Jumar, R.; Maass, H.; Kühnapfel, U.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2023. (H. Sayama, Ed.) Complexity, 2023, Art.-Nr.: 2657039. doi:10.1155/2023/2657039
Predicting the power grid frequency of European islands
Lund Onsaker, T.; Nygård, H. S.; Gomila, D.; Colet, P.; Mikut, R.; Jumar, R.; Maass, H.; Kühnapfel, U.; Hagenmeyer, V.; Schäfer, B.
2023. Journal of Physics: Complexity, 4 (1), Article no: 015012. doi:10.1088/2632-072X/acbd7f
Transformer training strategies for forecasting multiple load time series
Hertel, M.; Beichter, M.; Heidrich, B.; Neumann, O.; Schäfer, B.; Mikut, R.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2023. Energy Informatics, 6 (S1), Art.-Nr.: 20. doi:10.1186/s42162-023-00278-z
Electrical Load Forecasting with Transformer Neural Networks
Hertel, M.; Beichter, M.; Heidrich, B.; Neumann, O.; Ott, S. M.; Schäfer, B.; Mikut, R.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2023. Helmholtz Artificial Intelligence Conference (Helmholtz AI 2023), Hamburg, Germany, June 12–14, 2023
2022
Spatial heterogeneity of air pollution statistics in Europe
He, H.; Schäfer, B.; Beck, C.
2022. Scientific Reports, 12 (1), Artikel-Nr.: 12215. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-16109-2
Machine learning approach towards explaining water quality dynamics in an urbanised river
Schäfer, B.; Beck, C.; Rhys, H.; Soteriou, H.; Jennings, P.; Beechey, A.; Heppell, C. M.
2022. Scientific Reports, 12 (1), Art.-Nr.: 12346. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-16342-9
Secondary control activation analysed and predicted with explainable AI
Kruse, J.; Schäfer, B.; Witthaut, D.
2022. Electric Power Systems Research, 212, Art.-Nr.: 108489. doi:10.1016/j.epsr.2022.108489
Predicting the power grid frequency of European islands
Lund Onsaker, T.; Nygård, H. S.; Gomila, D.; Colet, P.; Mikut, R.; Jumar, R.; Kühnapfel, U.; Maass, H.; Hagenmeyer, V.; Witthaut, D.; Schäfer, B.
2022, September 27. doi:10.48550/arXiv.2209.15414
Transformer Neural Networks for Building Load Forecasting
Hertel, M.; Ott, S.; Neumann, O.; Schäfer, B.; Mikut, R.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2022. 36th Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS 2022), Online, November 28–December 9, 2022
Initial analysis of the impact of the Ukrainian power grid synchronization with Continental Europe
Böttcher, P. C.; Rydin Gorjão, L.; Beck, C.; Jumar, R.; Maass, H.; Hagenmeyer, V.; Witthaut, D.; Schäfer, B.
2022. Energy Advances, 2 (1), 91–97. doi:10.1039/D2YA00150K
Evaluation of Transformer Architectures for Electrical Load Time-Series Forecasting
Hertel, M.; Ott, S.; Schäfer, B.; Mikut, R.; Hagenmeyer, V.; Neumann, O.
2022. Proceedings - 32. Workshop Computational Intelligence: Berlin, 1. - 2. Dezember 2022. Hrsg.: H. Schulte, F. Hoffmann; R. Mikut, 93–110, KIT Scientific Publishing
Understanding Braess’ Paradox in power grids
Schäfer, B.; Pesch, T.; Manik, D.; Gollenstede, J.; Lin, G.; Beck, H.-P.; Witthaut, D.; Timme, M.
2022. doi:10.48550/arXiv.2209.13278
Understanding Braess’ Paradox in power grids
Schäfer, B.; Pesch, T.; Manik, D.; Gollenstede, J.; Lin, G.; Beck, H.-P.; Witthaut, D.; Timme, M.
2022. Nature Communications, 13 (1), Art.-Nr.: 5396. doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32917-6
Inferring Topology of Networks With Hidden Dynamic Variables
Schmidt, R.; Haehne, H.; Hillmann, L.; Casadiego, J.; Witthaut, D.; Schafer, B.; Timme, M.
2022. IEEE Access, 10, 76682–76692. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3191665
Boost short-term load forecasts with synthetic data from transferred latent space information
Heidrich, B.; Mannsperger, L.; Turowski, M.; Phipps, K.; Schäfer, B.; Mikut, R.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2022. DACH+ Conference on Energy Informatics German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Boost short-term load forecasts with synthetic data from transferred latent space information
Heidrich, B.; Mannsperger, L.; Turowski, M.; Phipps, K.; Schäfer, B.; Mikut, R.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2022. Energy Informatics, 5 (S1), Article no: 20. doi:10.1186/s42162-022-00214-7
Data-driven load profiles and the dynamics of residential electricity consumption
Anvari, M.; Proedrou, E.; Schäfer, B.; Beck, C.; Kantz, H.; Timme, M.
2022. Nature Communications, 13 (1), Art.-Nr.: 4593. doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31942-9
Validation Methods for Energy Time Series Scenarios From Deep Generative Models
Cramer, E.; Gorjao, L. R.; Mitsos, A.; Schafer, B.; Witthaut, D.; Dahmen, M.
2022. IEEE Access, 10, 8194–8207. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3141875
Secondary frequency control stabilising voltage dynamics
Tchuisseu, E. B. T.; Dongmo, E.-D.; Procházka, P.; Woafo, P.; Colet, P.; Schäfer, B.
2022. European Journal of Applied Mathematics, 34 (3), 467–483. doi:10.1017/S095679252100036X
Phase and Amplitude Synchronization in Power-Grid Frequency Fluctuations in the Nordic Grid
Rydin Gorjao, L.; Vanfretti, L.; Witthaut, D.; Beck, C.; Schäfer, B.
2022. IEEE Access, 10, 18065–18073. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3150338
2020
Open database analysis of scaling and spatio-temporal properties of power grid frequencies
Rydin Gorjão, L.; Jumar, R.; Maass, H.; Hagenmeyer, V.; Yalcin, G. C.; Kruse, J.; Timme, M.; Beck, C.; Witthaut, D.; Schäfer, B.
2020. Nature Communications, 11 (1), Art.-Nr. 6362. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19732-7