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Performance Comparison of Bayesian Deep Learning Model and Traditional Bayesian Neural Network in Short-Term PV Interval Prediction

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  • Kaiyan Wang

    (School of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
    Key Laboratory of Smart Energy in Xi’an, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China)

  • Haodong Du

    (School of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China)

  • Rong Jia

    (School of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
    Key Laboratory of Smart Energy in Xi’an, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China)

  • Hongtao Jia

    (School of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China)

Abstract

The intermittence and fluctuation of renewable energy bring significant uncertainty to the power system, which enormously increases the operational risks of the power system. The development of efficient interval prediction models can provide data support for decision making and help improve the economy and reliability of energy interconnection operation. The performance of Bayesian deep learning models and Bayesian shallow neural networks in short-term interval prediction of photovoltaic power is compared in this study. Specifically, an LSTM Approximate Bayesian Neural Network model (ABNN-I) is built on the basis of the deep learning and Monte Carlo Dropout method. Meanwhile, a Feedforward Bayesian Neural Network (ABNN-II) model is introduced by Feedforward Neural Network and the Markov Chain Monte Carlo method. To better compare and verify the interval prediction capability of the ABNN models, a novel clustering method with three-dimensional features which include the number of peaks and valleys, the average power value, and the non-stationary measurement coefficient is proposed for generating sunny and non-sunny clustering sets, respectively. Results show that the ABNN-I model has an excellent performance in the field of photovoltaic short-term interval forecasting. At a 95% confidence level, the interval coverage from ABNN-I to ABNN-II can be increased by up to 3.1% and the average width of the interval can be reduced by 56%. Therefore, with the help of the high computational capacity of deep learning and the inherent ability to quantify uncertainty of the interval forecast from Bayesian methods, this research provides high-quality interval prediction results for photovoltaic power prediction and solves the problem of difficult modeling for over-fitting that exists in the training process, especially on the non-sunny clustering sets.

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  • Kaiyan Wang & Haodong Du & Rong Jia & Hongtao Jia, 2022. "Performance Comparison of Bayesian Deep Learning Model and Traditional Bayesian Neural Network in Short-Term PV Interval Prediction," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-27, October.
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