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New CAG Model Enhances Synthetic Appliance Data Generation

Researchers have developed a novel framework called Cluster Aggregated GAN (CAG) to generate synthetic appliance data for non-intrusive load monitoring. This hybrid model addresses limitations in existing methods by differentiating between intermittent and continuous appliances. For intermittent devices, CAG uses a clustering module to group similar patterns and assign dedicated generators, while continuous appliances are handled by an LSTM-based generator. Experiments show CAG outperforms baseline methods in realism, diversity, and training stability. AI

IMPACT This new model could improve the accuracy and privacy of energy research by generating more realistic synthetic appliance data.

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New CAG Model Enhances Synthetic Appliance Data Generation

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Zikun Guo, Adeyinka. P. Adedigba, Rammohan Mallipeddi ·

    Cluster Aggregated GAN (CAG): A Cluster-Based Hybrid Model for Appliance Pattern Generation

    arXiv:2512.22287v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Synthetic appliance data are essential for developing non-intrusive load monitoring algorithms and enabling privacy preserving energy research, yet the scarcity of labeled datasets remains a significant barrier. Recent GAN…