International Journal of Applied Power Engineering (IJAPE)
Vol 15, No 1: March 2026

Feature transformation with ensemble learning for power grid stability in sustainable energy and industry systems

Pagoti, Sirish Kumar (Unknown)
Kapala, Kavitha (Unknown)
Prasad, Thikka Rama Kanaka Durga Vara (Unknown)
Rajasekhar, Chukka (Unknown)
Pedada, Krishna Rao (Unknown)
Oruganti, Sai Kiran (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Mar 2026

Abstract

Power grids today operate under unpredictable and rapidly changing conditions, making reliable stability prediction increasingly important. This study evaluates two hybrid learning frameworks that integrate deep feature transformation with ensemble classification. In the first framework, an autoencoder (AE) is used for feature encoding before classification with extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost), while the second applies a TabTransformer (TT) followed by the same classifier. For comparison, conventional ensemble models, including random forest and standalone LightGBM, are also assessed. The models are tested on a large public dataset using stratified cross-validation and standard performance metrics. Results show that the AE-XGBoost hybrid achieves the highest performance, with a test accuracy of 97.73% and an F1-score of 0.98 for both stable and unstable states. LightGBM also performs strongly, offering consistent accuracy (95.8%) and good interpretability. In contrast, TT-XGBoost, despite its architectural novelty, achieves lower accuracy (89.4%) and struggles with unstable states. These findings highlight that model effectiveness depends not only on architectural complexity but also on the synergy between feature transformation and classification. The results provide practical insights for building dependable, confidence-aware predictive systems to support smart grid decision-making.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJAPE

Publisher

Subject

Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Description

International Journal of Applied Power Engineering (IJAPE) focuses on the applied works in the areas of power generation, transmission and distribution, sustainable energy, applications of power control in large power systems, etc. The main objective of IJAPE is to bring out the latest practices in ...