Upotreba veštačke inteligencije u procesu digitalizacije snabdevanja električnom energijom

One of the main areas of application of artificial intelligence is energy sector, that is also provided by the Strategy for the Development of Artificial Intelligence in Serbia for the period 2020–2025. From a technical point of view, artificial intelligence techniques demonstrate the ability to model complex problems and stimulate optimal solutions. In this paper, the author considers the effects of the application of artificial intelligence in the process of electricity supply, that is, its application and effects in the process of production, transmission and distribution and the process of electricity consumption. In addition to the positive effects that concern, first of all, producers and the optimization of electricity production, it is emphasized that the application of artificial intelligence in the consumption process would enable consumers to overcome or at least alleviate the problem of impossibility to control the amount of electricity delivered and consumed, which is a consequence of the nature of electricity as a specific types of goods. In addition to the positive aspects of the application of artificial intelligence, the main challenges and problems of its application in the electricity supply process are also considered. The author comes to the conclusion that in addition to overcoming challenges and solving problems and risks in the application of artificial intelligence in the energy sector, it is necessary to take into account the importance of the human factor and the need to monitor and maintain hardware (equipment, grids) in order to achieve energy security, energy efficiency and sustainability.