Electric Vehicle Charging Demand Prediction Model Based on Spatiotemporal Attention Mechanism

The accurate estimation and prediction of charging demand are crucial for the planning of charging infrastructure, grid layout, and the efficient operation of charging networks. To address the shortcomings of existing methods in utilizing the spatial interdependencies among urban regions, this paper...

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Main Authors: Yang Chen, Zeyang Tang, Yibo Cui, Wei Rao, Yiwen Li
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description The accurate estimation and prediction of charging demand are crucial for the planning of charging infrastructure, grid layout, and the efficient operation of charging networks. To address the shortcomings of existing methods in utilizing the spatial interdependencies among urban regions, this paper proposes a forecasting approach that integrates dynamic time warping (DTW) with a spatial–temporal attention graph convolutional neural network (ASTGCN). First, this method delves into the correlations between various regions within the target city, establishing intricate coupling relationships among them. Subsequently, the FastDTW algorithm is employed to construct an adjacency matrix, capturing the spatiotemporal correlation among different urban regions. Finally, the ASTGCN model is applied to predict the power load of each region, which can accurately capture the spatiotemporal characteristics of the power load. The experimental results indicate that the proposed model has a more powerful comprehensive ability to capture spatiotemporal relationships and improve accuracy and stability in different prediction steps.
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spelling doaj-art-cc0a4086a5bf482c84c4a4b3e05aa3b22025-08-20T02:12:30ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-02-0118368710.3390/en18030687Electric Vehicle Charging Demand Prediction Model Based on Spatiotemporal Attention MechanismYang Chen0Zeyang Tang1Yibo Cui2Wei Rao3Yiwen Li4College of Electrical Engineering and New Energy, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, ChinaCollege of Electrical Engineering and New Energy, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, ChinaState Grid Hubei Electric Power Research Institute, Wuhan 430077, ChinaState Grid Hubei Electric Power Research Institute, Wuhan 430077, ChinaState Grid Hubei Electric Power Research Institute, Wuhan 430077, ChinaThe accurate estimation and prediction of charging demand are crucial for the planning of charging infrastructure, grid layout, and the efficient operation of charging networks. To address the shortcomings of existing methods in utilizing the spatial interdependencies among urban regions, this paper proposes a forecasting approach that integrates dynamic time warping (DTW) with a spatial–temporal attention graph convolutional neural network (ASTGCN). First, this method delves into the correlations between various regions within the target city, establishing intricate coupling relationships among them. Subsequently, the FastDTW algorithm is employed to construct an adjacency matrix, capturing the spatiotemporal correlation among different urban regions. Finally, the ASTGCN model is applied to predict the power load of each region, which can accurately capture the spatiotemporal characteristics of the power load. The experimental results indicate that the proposed model has a more powerful comprehensive ability to capture spatiotemporal relationships and improve accuracy and stability in different prediction steps.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/3/687electric vehiclecharging demandspatiotemporal distributionFastDTWload forecasting
spellingShingle Yang Chen
Zeyang Tang
Yibo Cui
Wei Rao
Yiwen Li
Electric Vehicle Charging Demand Prediction Model Based on Spatiotemporal Attention Mechanism
Energies
electric vehicle
charging demand
spatiotemporal distribution
FastDTW
load forecasting
title Electric Vehicle Charging Demand Prediction Model Based on Spatiotemporal Attention Mechanism
title_full Electric Vehicle Charging Demand Prediction Model Based on Spatiotemporal Attention Mechanism
title_fullStr Electric Vehicle Charging Demand Prediction Model Based on Spatiotemporal Attention Mechanism
title_full_unstemmed Electric Vehicle Charging Demand Prediction Model Based on Spatiotemporal Attention Mechanism
title_short Electric Vehicle Charging Demand Prediction Model Based on Spatiotemporal Attention Mechanism
title_sort electric vehicle charging demand prediction model based on spatiotemporal attention mechanism
topic electric vehicle
charging demand
spatiotemporal distribution
FastDTW
load forecasting
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/3/687
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