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A regime-dependent artificial neural network technique for short-range solar irradiance forecasting

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  • McCandless, T.C.
  • Haupt, S.E.
  • Young, G.S.

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Solar power can provide substantial power supply to the grid; however, it is also a highly variable energy source due to changes in weather conditions, i.e. clouds, that can cause rapid changes in solar power output. Independent systems operators (ISOs) and regional transmission organizations (RTOs) monitor the demand load and direct power generation from utilities, define operating limits and create contingency plans to balance the load with the available power generation resources. ISOs, RTOs, and utilities will require solar irradiance forecasts to effectively and efficiently balance the energy grid as the penetration of solar power increases. This study presents a cloud regime-dependent short-range solar irradiance forecasting system to provide 15-min average clearness index forecasts for 15-min, 60-min, 120-min and 180-min lead-times. A k-means algorithm identifies the cloud regime based on surface weather observations and irradiance observations. Then, Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are trained to predict the clearness index. This regime-dependent system makes a more accurate deterministic forecast than a global ANN or clearness index persistence and produces more accurate predictions of expected irradiance variability than assuming climatological average variability.

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  • McCandless, T.C. & Haupt, S.E. & Young, G.S., 2016. "A regime-dependent artificial neural network technique for short-range solar irradiance forecasting," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 89(C), pages 351-359.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:89:y:2016:i:c:p:351-359
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.12.030
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