Near real-time global solar radiation forecasting at multiple time-step horizons using the long short-term memory network
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Article Title | Near real-time global solar radiation forecasting at multiple time-step horizons using the long short-term memory network |
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ERA Journal ID | 123161 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Huynh, Anh Ngoc‐Lan (Author), Deo, Ravinesh C. (Author), An-Vo, Duc-Anh (Author), Ali, Mumtaz (Author), Raj, Nawin (Author) and Abdulla, Shahab (Author) |
Journal Title | Energies |
Journal Citation | 13 (14) |
Article Number | 3517 |
Number of Pages | 30 |
Year | 2020 |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
ISSN | 1996-1073 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/en13143517 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/14/3517 |
Abstract | This paper aims to develop the long short-term memory (LSTM) network modelling strategy based on deep learning principles, tailored for the very short-term, near-real-time global solar radiation (GSR) forecasting. To build the prescribed LSTM model, the partial autocorrelation function is applied to the high resolution, 1 min scaled solar radiation dataset that generates statistically significant lagged predictor variables describing the antecedent behaviour of GSR. The LSTM algorithm is adopted to capture the short- and the long-term dependencies within the GSR data series patterns to accurately predict the future GSR at 1, 5, 10, 15, and 30 min forecasting horizons. This objective model is benchmarked at a solar energy resource rich study site (Bac-Ninh, Vietnam) against the competing counterpart methods employing other deep learning, a statistical model, a single hidden layer and a machine learning-based model. The LSTM model generates satisfactory predictions at multiple-time step horizons, achieving a correlation coefficient exceeding 0.90, outperforming all of the counterparts. In accordance with robust statistical metrics and visual analysis of all tested data, the study ascertains the practicality of the proposed LSTM approach to generate reliable GSR forecasts. The Diebold–Mariano statistic test also shows LSTM outperforms the counterparts in most cases. The study confirms the practical utility of LSTM in renewable energy studies, and broadly in energy-monitoring devices tailored for other energy variables (e.g., hydro and wind energy). |
Keywords | solar radiation; long short-term memory network; near real-time solar radiation forecasting |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 460510. Recommender systems |
410499. Environmental management not elsewhere classified | |
Byline Affiliations | School of Sciences |
Centre for Applied Climate Sciences | |
Deakin University | |
Open Access College | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5w34/near-real-time-global-solar-radiation-forecasting-at-multiple-time-step-horizons-using-the-long-short-term-memory-network
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