Table 1 The detailed definition of the external features.

From: Multi-scale fusion transformer for EV charging station load prediction

Feature category

Symbol

The description of feature

Unit

Weather

\({T_{\max }}\)

Maximum temperature

\(^{\circ }\text {C}\)

\({W_{\max }}\)

Maximum wind speed

m/s

\({T_{\min }}\)

Minimum temperature

\(^{\circ }\text {C}\)

\({P_{{\textrm{mean}}}}\)

Average precipitation

mm

\({H_{{\textrm{mean}}}}\)

Average humidity

%

\({S_{{\textrm{mean}}}}\)

Average snowfall

cm

I

Sunshine index

W/m2

\({T_{{\textrm{mean}}}}\)

Average temperature

\(^{\circ }\text {C}\)

\({W_{{\textrm{mean}}}}\)

Average wind speed

m/s

Traffic density

\({Z_1}\)

Number of vehicles in zone 1

/

\({Z_2}\)

Number of vehicles in zone 2

/

\({Z_3}\)

Number of vehicles in zone 3

/

\({Z_4}\)

Number of vehicles in zone 4

/

\({Z_5}\)

Number of vehicles in zone 5

/