From Black Box to Clarity: AI-Powered Smart Grid Optimization with Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks

Abstract: This work is the first to adopt Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KAN), a recent breakthrough in artificial intelligence, for smart grid optimizations. To fully leverage KAN's interpretability, a general framework is proposed considering complex uncertainties. The stochastic optimal power flow problem in hybrid AC/DC systems is chosen as a particularly tough case study for demonstrating the effectiveness of this framework.