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Ran Li, Chuanqing Pu, Junyi Tao, Canbing Li, Feilong Fan, Yue Xiang, Sijie Chen

Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the University of Bath developed and evaluated LLM-based frameworks for power engineering, demonstrating their capability to automate routine programming tasks and assist in innovative problem-solving through a human-in-the-loop approach. The study quantitatively showed advanced LLMs like ChatGPT 4.0 significantly reduce coding efforts and, when guided by human expertise, enable feasible solutions for complex challenges such as accelerating large-scale power system dispatching.

Key insights

  • Advanced LLMs like ChatGPT 4.0 can effectively perform as "algorithmic engineers," proficiently handling resource retrieval, method integration, and code generation for power engineering problems.
  • For innovative power system tasks, a human-in-the-loop approach is indispensable, as LLMs lack the deep field knowledge, current context retention, and nuanced problem decomposition skills required for complex, cutting-edge challenges.
  • LLM performance varies widely, with free models like Google Bard demonstrating significant limitations, while others like ChatGPT 3.5 and Claude show moderate capabilities but struggle with robustness and specific constraints in low-quality prompts.

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