Prediction of Energy Production Level in Large PV Plants through AUTO-Encoder Based Neural-Network (AUTO-NN) with Restricted Boltzmann Feature Extraction
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Related Works
3. Proposed Model
3.1. Dataset Description
3.2. Preprocessing of Training Data
3.3. Feature Extraction Using Restricted Boltzmann Machine
3.4. Similarity Finding
| Algorithm 1: AUTO-encoder-based Neural Network (AUTO-NN) Algorithm |
| In: Rx(t), x = 1,2,…n Out: Out_x(t), out = 1,2,…K and (K + 1)_t of every Out_x(t), For lay = 0 to lay-1 do Ki(hi) = Direct(hi) + ki For every lay do Initiate {u,v{h<-discrimate (low) and discrimate (low)} Find the weight (wei)<-0 Disc(sample),{low, high} For wei (k); k = 1,2…N(iteration) K > s = {{a1,b1},{a2,b2,}…{an,bn}} K becomes shrouded layer (sh) Sh = {1,2,…HH}.g where g = x(t) Compute fx(t) Update fx(t) as concealed unit I(t) = fx(t) < concealed units then Foundation = testing else foundation = concealed units end if end for |
3.5. Similarity Updating
4. Comparative Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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| Parameter | RBNN | ANN | DBN | AUTO-NN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RMSE (Root Mean Square Error) | 64.00 | 62.20 | 60.52 | 58.72 |
| nRMSE (Normalized Root Mean Square Error) | 67.48 | 66.58 | 64.74 | 62.72 |
| MAE (Mean Absolute Error) | 57.26 | 56.20 | 51.16 | 48.66 |
| MaxAE (Maximum Absolute Error) | 53.48 | 51.66 | 50.54 | 48.04 |
| MAPE (Mean Absolute Percentage Error) | 57.96 | 54.12 | 48.96 | 46.76 |
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Ramesh, G.; Logeshwaran, J.; Kiruthiga, T.; Lloret, J. Prediction of Energy Production Level in Large PV Plants through AUTO-Encoder Based Neural-Network (AUTO-NN) with Restricted Boltzmann Feature Extraction. Future Internet 2023, 15, 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi15020046
Ramesh G, Logeshwaran J, Kiruthiga T, Lloret J. Prediction of Energy Production Level in Large PV Plants through AUTO-Encoder Based Neural-Network (AUTO-NN) with Restricted Boltzmann Feature Extraction. Future Internet. 2023; 15(2):46. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi15020046
Chicago/Turabian StyleRamesh, Ganapathy, Jaganathan Logeshwaran, Thangavel Kiruthiga, and Jaime Lloret. 2023. "Prediction of Energy Production Level in Large PV Plants through AUTO-Encoder Based Neural-Network (AUTO-NN) with Restricted Boltzmann Feature Extraction" Future Internet 15, no. 2: 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi15020046
APA StyleRamesh, G., Logeshwaran, J., Kiruthiga, T., & Lloret, J. (2023). Prediction of Energy Production Level in Large PV Plants through AUTO-Encoder Based Neural-Network (AUTO-NN) with Restricted Boltzmann Feature Extraction. Future Internet, 15(2), 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi15020046

