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The Smart Brewery project
The Smart Brewery project - an automated beer production facility, was created on the initiative of STU students under the auspices of teachers from the Institute of Process Engineering of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava (ÚPI SjF STU).
The implementation of the project was supported by cooperation with:
- NILIO Brewery (the first non-alcoholic brewery in Slovakia, unique in its artisanal production)
- SFÉRA, a.s. (within the Smart Brewery project, developer of the "strojVR" application)
As part of the project solution, requests for industrial protection of the technical solution in the form of utility model application no. 9337 and patent application no. 145-2020. For the international protection of the technical solution, an international patent application was filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty under the designation PCT/ IB2021/062375, WO 2022/144763A1, EP4271787 – Device and method for automated. The PCT is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The "strojAR" application moves the brewery into the category of intelligent technological devices.
The application allows remote control to automate production processes, based on the visualization and interaction of technological processes, using virtual and augmented reality.
The online version of the application allows the user to remotely monitor the complex production process in augmented reality and manage it at any moment. Thus, The user can solve the problem immediately in the case of an undesirable situation.
The application visualizes maintenance processes and intuitively guides the user to perform service and highly qualified services in real time, not only in a real environment but also on a virtual model. The basic functionality of the application is also constant data collection.
Process automation is achieved by connecting the real and virtual environment, ensuring consistent production process quality and minimizing human error. Constant data collection provides valuable information for analysis intending to improve production processes.
Slovak Center of Digital Innovations
SFÉRA, a.s. has been a contractual partner of the Slovak Center of Digital Innovations since the 29th of July 2023.
The Slovak Center of Digital Innovations (SCDI) project is funded by European Union NextGenerationEu and from Recovery and Resilience Facility funds based on Call no. 17103-04-V01. SCDI is the largest EDIH on the territory of Slovak Republic and bearer of the seal of excellence granted by the European Commission SCDI is focused on digital transformation, mainly of small and medium companies, with emphasis on the environment, manpower and industry development in the field of digital technologies.
SFÉRA, a.s. offers from the catalogue of services in the field of ´Audits, evaluations and consulting´:
- Comprehensive energy audit of the subject
In the field ´Measures for enterprises to increase the energy effectuality of production and buildings´, we offer:
- identification of ineffective devices
- optimal use of energy inputs from multiple sources (electricity, gas, heat, fuels, etc.)
- avoiding the fines for exceeding reserved capacity
- optimization of expenses for electric energy assumption of responsibility for the difference
More information about the Recovery and Resilience Facility is available on www.planobnovy.sk
Project name: Slovak Center of Digital Innovations
Project abbreviation: SCDI
Recipient: The Slovak Center of Digital Innovations
Seat of recipient: Nivy Tower Mlynské Nivy II., 18890/5, 821 09, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Project partners: SFÉRA, a.s. and another 26 associations and enterprises. More details on www.scdi.tech/partneri
Call: Call for submission of applications about the provision of mechanism resources to create a network of European center of digital innovations and their support through authorizing for implementation of Scheme DM-16/2022.
Call code: 17I03-04-V01
Contract number: 1855/2023
Period of project implementation: 29-7-2023 – 30-6-2026
Place of project implementation: Slovakia
Contractual amount: 5 724 008,84 €
Development and provision of power outage prediction service based on information and malfunction in distributive networks and weather data
On May 12th, 2023, SFÉRA, a.s., signed a contract with the Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatisation of Slovak Republic about NFP provision for the project Development and provision of power outage prediction service based on malfunction information in distributive networks and weather data. The project will be implemented within the call no. OPII-2022/7/22-DOP for submission of Application for the provision of a non-refundable financial contribution focusing on ´Services in the field of IT administration and support for the exercise of public authority´.
The project aims to improve the use of data owned by the public administration by providing new utility value for citizens and entrepreneurs in the form of creating a new service offering the prediction of power outages based on malfunction information in distributive networks and weather data. The service will combine the existing data from two available sources:
- weather forecast issued by the organization SHMÚ;
- information about malfunction and outages in distributive networks in the Slovak Republic (published by distribution companies)
The service can operate as a separate portal or a part of third-party products primarily focused on weather monitoring and forecasting.
Project name: Development and provision of power outage prediction service based on information and malfunction in distributive networks and weather data
Recipient: SFÉRA, a.s.
Seat of recipient: Karadžičova 2, 811 08 Bratislava
EU fund: European regional development fund
Call: Call for submission of Application for the provision of a non-refundable financial contribution focusing on ´Services in the field of IT administration and support for the exercise of public authority´
More information about Operational Programme Integrated Infrastructure 2014 – 2020 is available at www.opii.gov.sk
More information about Priority Axis 7 of the Integrated Infrastructure Operational Programme is available at www.mirri.gov.sk
Call code: OPII-2022/7/22-DOP
Project code in ITMS2014+: 311071CTB9
Period of project implementation: 03-2023 – 12-2023
Place of project implementation: Bratislava 1
Amount of contracted NFP: 199 902,40 EUR
Brief description of the project:
Design of the overall architecture of the solution providing a power outage prediction service based on information and malfunction in distributive networks and weather data. Creation of a separately available and operated service and preparation of conditions for the integration of this service into third-party products primarily focused on weather monitoring and forecasting.
The research agency presented an example of a successful project
The research agency has published its newsletter E-bulletin with examples of successful projects in this year´s first edition that it had selected from the total number of 162 contracted projects that it has under its management. One of the two presented projects is an International Center of Excellence for Research of Intelligent and Secure Information-Communication Technologies and Systems – II. Stage. The mentioned project is implemented by a consortium of 4 research institutions, formed by the applicant (Atos IT Solutions and Services, s.r.o.) and partners, which are 2 research institutions (Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava and the Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences) and one business entity, which is our company SFÉRA, a.s. The project is focused on independent research and development, industrial research and experimental development of new intelligent solutions responding to current trends and the requirements of Directive EP and R 2018/2011 about support of the energy from RES (Renewable Energy Sources) use and the need to ensure high-quality and manageable energy. It is our pleasure that the project implemented with the support of our company got the recognition in this way.
The research agency is a state budget organization with legal personality and a connection to a state budget through a chapter MŠVVaŠ SR. It was established on January 1st in 2007 and it operated under the name Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport SR for EU Structural. Funds (ASFEU) until the 30th of June in 2015.
Certificate of competence for the performance of research and development
Since 2010, company SFÉRA, a.s. has been holding a certificate of competence for the performance of research and development, issued by the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic. A valid certificate of ability to carry out research and development is a condition for obtaining funds for scientific research activities from the state budget (provided through the Agency for Research and Development Support, state programs, and industry projects) from grant support for science and research from the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sports of the Slovak Republic. The certificate is issued and revoked by the Minister of Education based on the proposal of the evaluation committee.
Based on the assessment of competence in 2022, company SFÉRA, a.s. received a certificate of competence to carry out research and development for the next six years.
Research on possibilities of using waste heat from industry for heating in public and commercial sectors in Slovakia
On the 5th of May The Research Agency and The Insitute of Materials and Machine Mechanics of the Slovak Academy of Science, a public research institution, signed a contract on the provision of non-refundable financial means for the project Research on possibilities of using waste heat from industry for heating in public and commercial sectors in Slovakia.
The project will be implemented by a consortium of 3 institutions within the OPII-VA/DP/2021/9.3-01 call for submission of applications for a non-refundable financial contribution to support non-entrepreneurial and entrepreneurial research and development capacities in the field of intelligent specialization of RIS3 SK. The applicant is the SAV Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics, partners of the project are SFÉRA, a.s. and APLIK, spol. s r.o.
The goal of the project Research on the possibilities of using waste heat from industry for heating in the public and commercial sector in Slovakia is to assess the technical and economic possibilities of heating buildings with residual heat in Slovakia. Consequently, to create rational assumptions for future investments in research and development in this area, as well as for effective reduction of environmental burdens resulting from heating buildings.
Project name: Research on possibilities of using waste heat from industry for heating in public and commercial sectors in Slovakia
Project abbreviation: VVK
Recipient: The Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics of the Slovak Academy of Science, a public research institution
The seat of recipient: Dúbravská cesta 6319/9, 845 13 Bratislava – Karlova Ves
Project partners: SFÉRA, a.s. , APLIK, spol. s r.o.
EU fund: European regional development fund
Call: Call for submission of applications for a non-refundable financial contribution to support non-entrepreneurial and entrepreneurial research and development capacities in the field of intelligent specialization of RIS3 SK
Information about Operational Programme Integrated Infrastructure 2014 -2020, can be found at: www.opii.gov.sk
Call code: OPII-VA/DP/2021/9.3-01
Call code in ITMS2014+: 313011BWF3
Period of project implementation: 03-2022 – 09-2023
Place of project implementation: Bratislava I., Bratislava III., Bratislava IV., Ladomerská Vieska, Bučany
Amount of contracted NFP: 1 370 264,63 EUR
Brief description of the project:
The main output of the project will be a study of the feasibility of ecological heating using the residual heat in Slovakia, including laboratory verification of the proposed procedure that will create racial assumptions for future investments into research and development in this area, as well as effective reduction of environmental burdens resulting from heating buildings.
One of the outputs of the project will be a technical report in which the most important sources of residual industrial heat in Slovakia will be identified according to the location of the source in individual regions with a description of the source, capacity, availability, etc., and proposed possibilities of their use for heating needs in the immediate vicinity, including economic analysis for different conditions of energy and emissions market development.
Life Defender
On the 4th of February,2021, SFÉRA, a.s., as an applicant, signed a contract with a Research Agency about the provision of NFP for the project ´Life Defender´. The project will be implemented in cooperation with Bizzcom s.r.o, as a part of the call for submission of applications for non-refundable financial contributions to support the mobilization and the use of potential research institution against the pandemic caused by the disease COVID-19 and reducing the negative consequences of the pandemic (OPII-VA/DP/2020/9.4-01).
The goal of the research project is an experimental development of the SW platform and HW equipment that will integrate the records of entrances to premises and events, data on treatment in home quarantine, data collection from testing people and disinfecting the premises into a unified information system Life Defender.
The vision is the universal use of the system to protect people´s health, home quarantine care, data collection on visitors of public and commercial spaces and events, automatizations of testing people and disinfecting the premises not only in connection with the disease COVID-19 but also in case of any other pandemic in the future.
Project name: Life Defender
Project abbreviation: LD
Recipient: SFÉRA, a.s.
The seat of recipient: Karadžičova 2, 811 08 Bratislava
Project partners: Bizzcom s.r.o.
EU fund: European regional development fund
Call: Call for submission of applications for non-refundable financial contribution to support the mobilization and the use of potential research institution against the pandemic caused by the disease COVID-19 and reducing the negative consequences of the pandemic.
Information about Operational Programme Integrated Infrastructure 2014 -2020, can be found at: www.opii.gov.sk
Call code: OPII-VA/DP/2020/9.4-01
Call code in ITMS2014+: 313011ASQ6
Period of project implementation: 02-2021 – 06-2023
Place of project implementation: Bučany, Bratislava 1
Amount of contracted NFP: 2 407 452,92 EUR
Brief description of the project:
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way society functions in many areas of people´s lives. Apart from the basic needs such as providing masks, disinfection, testing and health care, the social order is also strengthening due to digitisation and the introduction of system solutions that would make these measures more effective.
The goal of the research project is an experimental development of the SW platform and HW equipment that will integrate the records of entrances to premises and events, data on treatment in home quarantine, data collection from testing people and disinfecting the premises into a unified information system Life Defender.
The vision is the universal use of the system to protect people´s health, home quarantine care, data collection on visitors of public and commercial spaces and events, automatizations of testing people and disinfecting the premises not only in connection with the disease COVID-19 but also in case of any other pandemic in the future.
Research in the SANET network and the possibilities of its further use and development
On 28th of May,2020, The Research Agency and The Slovak Center of Scientific and Technical Information signed an agreement on the non-refundable financial means for the Research in the SANET network project and the possibility of its further use and development.
The project will be implemented by a consortium of 6 institutions as a part of the support for the mobilization of excellent research teams in the areas of RIS3 SK specialization outside the Bratislava region with code OPVaI-VA/DP/2018/1.1.3-05.
The applicant is The Slovak Center of Scientific and Technical Information, the partners are 4 universities such as Slovak University of Technology, University of Technology in Košice, Comenius University in Bratislava, University of Žilina and SFÉRA, a.s.
As part of the project, independent research and development (R&D) and industrial research were carried out in the following areas:
- research of sophisticated security mechanisms, adaptation of the network for delivery of high-quality multimedia content and high-speed data transmission from sensor networks,
- research in the field of advanced monitoring of flows and evaluation of security incidents for e Cloud Computing systems,
- research of the network environment in the Slovak academic network SANET from the point of view of increasing its security and access protection,
- research in the field of data metro clusters.
Project name: Research in the SANET network and the possibilities of its further use and development
Project abbreviation: SANET II
Recipient: The Slovak Center of Scientific and Technical Information
The seat of recipient: Lamačská cesta 8/A, 811 04 Bratislava
Project partners: SFÉRA, a.s., Slovak University of Technology, University of Technology in Košice, Comenius University in Bratislava, University of Žilina
EU fund: European regional development fund
Call: Call for submission of applications for the provision of non-refundable financial contributions to support the mobilization of excellent research teams in the areas of RIS3 SK specialization outside the Bratislava region.
Information on the Operational Programme Integrated Infrastructure 2014 – 2020 can be found at: www.opii.gov.sk
Call code: OPVaI-VA/DP/2018/1.1.3-05
Project code in ITMS2014+: 313011W988
Period of project implementation: 01-2019 – 06-2023
Place of project implementation: Zvolen, Košice, Spišská Nová Ves, Poprad, Prešov, Trnava, Liptovský Mikuláš, Ružomberok, Žilina, Nitra
Amount of contracted NFP: 5 809 917,93 EUR
Information about Operational Programme Integrated Infrastructure 2014 -2020, can be found at: www.opii.gov.sk
Brief description of the project:
Within the frame of the project, the experimental integration of original models of efficient and secure distribution of specific data on a large scale will be demonstrated, which will offer more complex VaV solutions for partial network concepts enable to engage other infrastructural blocks and expand the portfolio of network experimental services.
The project is based on the implementation of 8 project activities. The goal of the project activities is to provide entities with a competitive advantage consisting of the speed of access to massive data using innovative methods of aggregation and efficient distribution in large networks with the perspective of expanding these tools into the European or world space. The project assumes that the results of research into new procedures and concepts of original innovative network services and security mechanisms will have large potential applicability in socio-economic practice.
The issue of building extensive networks in the form of metro clusters is happening in the current era of collection, processing and distribution of large amounts of data and further use in managing and decision-making processes of individual companies, a critical point of view of ensuring the data availability in case of failure of parts of the solution due to unforeseen events. The goal of the project is to offer results of the universal character with global applicability (e.g. theoretical method and algorithms), as well as practical procedures and laboratory integrations.
International Center of Excellence for Research on Intelligent and Secure Information - Communication Technologies and Systems - II. Phase
On the 6th of March, 2020, by signing the contract on the provision of NFP for the project International Center of Excellence for research on intelligent and secure information-communication technologies and systems – II. stage followed on from his successful stage I.
Project to support of the Center of Transnational Importance, II. stage is focused on the energetics field. It will be implemented by a consortium of 4 research institutions in which the applicant is transnational cooperation – Atos IT Solutions and Services, s.r.o. and the partners are 2 research institutions – The Slovak University of Technology, The Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and company SFÉRA, a.s.
As part of the project, independent research and development, industrial research and experimental research of new intelligent solutions responding to current trends and requirements for supporting the use of energy from RES (Renewable Energy Sources) and the need to ensure high-quality and manageable energy will be implemented.
Microgrids represent a generational change in the functioning of distribution and transmission systems, which change from centralized with one-way energy flow to decentralized with a possibility of two-way energy flow in the system with integrated renewable energy sources and other low-carbon technologies.
Project name: International Center of Excellence for research on intelligent and secure information-communication technologies and systems – II. stage
Project abbreviation: CE2
Recipient: Atos IT Solutions and Services s.r.o.
The seat of recipient: Pribinova 19/7828, 811 09 Bratislava–Staré Mesto
Project partnes: STU v Bratislave, UMMS SAV Bratislava, SFÉRA, a.s.
EU fund: European Regional Development Fund
Call: Call for submission of applications for the provision of non-refundable financial contributions to support the centres of excellence of transnational importance – II. stage OPVaI-VA/DP/2018/2.2.1-01 in the wording of guideline no. 3
Information about Operational Programme Integrated Infrastructure 2014 -2020, can be found at: www.opii.gov.sk
Call code: OPVaI-VA/DP/2018/2.2.1-01
Project code in ITMS2014+: 313021W404
Period of project implementation: 11-2019 – 06-2023
Place of project implementation: Bratislava
Amount of contracted NFP: 6 349 967,67 EUR
Project site: www.ice-rise.sk
Brief project description:
Within the frame of the project, there is implemented independent research and development, industrial research and experimental research of new intelligent solutions responding to current trends and requirements of Directive of the European Parliament and the Council 2018-2001 from December 11th, 2018 about the support of the use of energy from renewable sources and the need to ensure available and fault-free, high-quality and manageable energy using new energy technologies and services, the so-called ´Communities producing energy from renewable sources´ (Community Microgrids), which will allow businesses to transform into pro-active role and become a leader in the field of desing of their energy economy and the relationship with the environment, to expand knowledge in this area and understand better to the given topics. Within the mentioned product line, research and development will be carried out within the following specific topics:
- industrial research in the field of economic modelling of energy systems for peer-to-peer transactions
- experimental development of an economic model of microgrid efficiency
- independent research and development in the field of modelling and simulation of local energy systems (microgrids) in industry and their impact on the rest of the electric system
- independent research and development in the field of data acquisition from the experimental model operation of the SAV multifunctional laboratory microgrid
- industrial research in the field of optimization of data structures of electric systems for modelling and simulation of intelligent grids/microgrids
- experimental development in the field of tools for modelling and simulation of intelligent grids/microgrids.
For utilizing the potential of institutions and individuals with the active participation of the capacities of university science parks and research centres with the definition of R&D activities focused on the high potential of applicability in practice.
Publications created within the project
ETIP SNET Central and Northern regions workshops - working group WG5
On 19-20th of September 2019, the ETIP-SNET Central and Northern Regions Workshop was held in Petten, Netherlands on the premises of the research centre ´ENC part of TNO´
As a part of working group WG5 - Innovation implementation in the business environment, our colleague Dagmar Jarásová participated in the assessment of innovation preparedness and application of selected presented energy transformation projects on the market. The EC representative Michael Laubenheimer of EC DG RTD - DG for Research and Innovation took part as well.
SFÉRA and FIT STU continue their partnership
On the grounds of successful cooperation in the previous year, our company became one of the three platinum partners of the Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies of the Slovak University of Technology in for the forthcoming academic year 2019/2020.
We are delighted that in this way we can contribute to the development of education in Slovakia and furthermore support the research activities of the university. What is more, this partnership brings us the opportunity to cooperate with top-level experts on solving tasks that are applicable in practice.
SFÉRA, a.s. signatory of the Memorandum of Cooperation in the framework of the Slovak Research Center for Artificial Intelligence slovak.AI
On 27th of June, 2019, Mr. Juraj Bezděk, as a Representative of the company SFÉRA, a.s., signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in the framework of the Slovak Research Center for Artificial Intelligence slovak. AI.
Sféra became one of the 29 founding entities of slovak.AI, which unites universities, institutes of the Slovak Academy of Science, commercial companies as well as public and government authorities.
One of the first activities of slovak.AI was the preparation of recommendations for an Action plan for the digital transformation of the Slovak Republic proposed by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister of the SR for Investments and Informatization.
Slovakia has started to face ´technological unemployment´. OECD ranked us among the most vulnerable countries endangered by automation and robotization. At the same time, we are confronted with a large outflow of high-quality people, and our education system does not reflect fast enough on the changing needs of the job market. Technological trends led by artificial intelligence have already started to fundamentally change economic development as well as the ordinary life of every person. Its right use is therefore crucial for an innovative economy and sustaining competitiveness.
Thus, slovak.AI has elaborated recommendations in four areas:
- Education and Research
- Data and Infrastructure
- Business & Public sector
- Ethics & Regulations
Our colleague Juraj Bezděk acted as leader of the working group Business & Public sector. The final document with all recommendations may be downloaded here – AI Recommendations.
ETIP-SNET European Technology and Innovation Platforms - Smart Networks for Energy Transition
Dagmar Jarásová, as a representative of the company SFÉRA, a.s. became a member of a working group WG5 – Innovation implementation in the business environment on May 22nd, 2019 within the platform ETIP-SANET.
The European Technology and Innovation Platforms (ETIPs) were created by the European Commission within the integrated plan for Strategic Energy Technologies (SET PLAN) which brings together many interested specialists from the energy sector.
It creates a common platform for the analysis of progress in the field of innovative technologies, as well as a methodology for assessing the needs of the system for the following years.
ETIP-SANET´s role is to incorporate within the energy transformation process to achieve a low-carbon, safe, reliable, flexible, available, affordable and market-based pan-European integrated system.
The company SFÉRA, a.s. included contributing to the achievement of the stated goals as its priority in its internal strategy.
Participation in DA SPACE - Open Innovation to raise Entrepreneurship skills and Public Private Partnership in the Danube Region
Our team project GridBox implemented in the framework of our platinum partnership with The Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies of Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava has become part of the DA SPACE. This project is piloting a model of an open innovation lab located in Slovakia. The laboratory aims to create space for student teams where they can cooperate with industry partners and public authorities.
Partnership with FIT STU
SFÉRA, a. s. became one of the three platinum partners of the Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies of the Slovak University of Technology in for the academic year 2019/2020 in Bratislava (FIT STU). One of the specific results of the partnership is also the signing of the Research Cooperation Agreement, within which we will solve specific tasks from practice in cooperation with the employees and students of FIIT STU. In the first year of cooperation, we will mainly focus on:
- development and customization of electricity consumption prediction algorithms
- development and customization of production optimization and electricity consumption algorithms
- development and customization of text analysis algorithms for the needs of selected areas of the industry
Project SHAR-Q
Representatives of the company SFÉRA, a.s. have become members of the SAB (Stakeholder Advisory Board) of the SHAR-Q international project: Accumulation Capacity in Virtual Energy Ecosystems.
The project addresses the concept of storage capacities to reduce the required capacity and thereby achieve savings in the ecosystems RES (Renewable energy sources) + EES (Electrical energy storages).
Renewable energy sources have a discontinuous character of providing power. They are energy sources that increase the challenges of their integration into energy systems. These problems can be solved through electrical energy storage – accumulation Electrical energy storage - EES). EES are therefore an indispensable part of the future smart grid with a large share of variable renewable energy.
International Centre of Excellence for research of intelligent and secure information-communication technologies and systems
The establishment and operation of the scientific research centre in the field of intelligent and secure information-communication systems is one of the main objectives of the project, which is co-funded by the EU means, covered by The Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic for the Structural Funds of EU. The company sféra, a.s. participates in the solution in cooperation with partners Atos IT Solutions and Services, s.r.o. and the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava.
The project also focuses on fundamental research in the field of developing intelligent and secure information and communication systems in specific areas: Intelligent network - Smart Grid, Security - Cryptography and Large data to create a solid scientific base on which it will be possible to build subsequent project-based applied research.
The subject of the analysis continuation within the project is to summarize the possibilities of the most effective approaches to the strategic data management of its analytical, distribution and communication subsystems, based on the request-system design, guaranteeing data security. This report is the formal output of a broader analysis of the suitability of different approaches in which the current state of data management on the consumption and production of electricity in Slovakia and a functional SmartGrid as an imaginary goal of the expected transformation of the Slovak energy industry were taken into account as criteria.
Overview of big data flow management designs, for the development of prediction and optimization models in the energy industry.
International Centre of Excellence for research of Intelligent and secure information-communication Technologies and systems
The establishment and operation of the scientific research centre in the field of intelligent and secure information-communication systems is one of the main objectives of the project, which is co-funded by the EU means, covered by The Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic for the Structural Funds of EU. The company sféra, a.s. participates in the solution in cooperation with partners Atos IT Solutions and Services, s.r.o. and the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava.
The project also focuses on fundamental research in the field of developing intelligent and secure information and communication systems in specific areas: Intelligent network - Smart Grid, Security - Cryptography and Large data to create a solid scientific base on which it will be possible to build subsequent project-based applied research.
The subject of the analysis continuation within the project is to summarize the use of extrapolation statistical techniques in the context of the estimation of the deviation of electricity production and consumption. This report is the formal output of the analysis of the suitabiliy of different approaches of the process of extrapolation of available data. The goal of the analysis was to describe the assumptions and conditions that have to be met when extrapolating data in the energy sector, the benefits and risks of using extrapolation techniques, describe the types of data that can be used for extrapolation, give examples of extrapolation techniques, describe the extrapolation procedure in time steps and indicate the possibilities of artificially expanding the sample in case of insufficient data samples.
Extrapolation of insufficient data samples.