Evaluation of regression and neural network models for solar forecasting over different short-term horizons

Inanlouganji, Alireza; Reddy, T. Agami; Katipamula, Srinivas

doi:10.1080/23744731.2018.1464348

Evaluation of regression and neural network models for solar forecasting over different short-term horizons

Journal Article · Fri Apr 13 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Science and Technology for the Built Environment

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/23744731.2018.1464348· OSTI ID:1441212

Inanlouganji, Alireza ^[1]; Reddy, T. Agami ^[1]; ^[2]

Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Forecasting solar irradiation has acquired immense importance in view of the exponential increase in the number of solar photovoltaic (PV) system installations. In this article, analyses results involving statistical and machine-learning techniques to predict solar irradiation for different forecasting horizons are reported. Yearlong typical meteorological year 3 (TMY3) datasets from three cities in the United States with different climatic conditions have been used in this analysis. A simple forecast approach that assumes consecutive days to be identical serves as a baseline model to compare forecasting alternatives. To account for seasonal variability and to capture short-term fluctuations, different variants of the lagged moving average (LMX) model with cloud cover as the input variable are evaluated. Finally, the proposed LMX model is evaluated against an artificial neural network (ANN) model. How the one-hour and 24-hour models can be used in conjunction to predict different short-term rolling horizons is discussed, and this joint application is illustrated for a four-hour rolling horizon forecast scheme. Lastly, the effect of using predicted cloud cover values, instead of measured ones, on the accuracy of the models is assessed. Results show that LMX models do not degrade in forecast accuracy if models are trained with the forecast cloud cover data.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1441212

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1511147

Journal Information:: Science and Technology for the Built Environment, Journal Name: Science and Technology for the Built Environment Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 24; ISSN 2374-4731

Publisher:: Taylor & FrancisCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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