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  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
4,907 Views
21 Pages

Performance of Deep Learning Techniques for Forecasting PV Power Generation: A Case Study on a 1.5 MWp Floating PV Power Plant

  • Nonthawat Khortsriwong,
  • Promphak Boonraksa,
  • Terapong Boonraksa,
  • Thipwan Fangsuwannarak,
  • Asada Boonsrirat,
  • Watcharakorn Pinthurat and
  • Boonruang Marungsri

22 February 2023

Recently, deep learning techniques have become popular and are widely employed in several research areas, such as optimization, pattern recognition, object identification, and forecasting, due to the advanced development of computer programming techn...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,833 Views
30 Pages

23 May 2022

In order to reduce the cost of data transmission, the meter data management system (MDMS) of the power operator usually delays time to obtain the power generation information of a solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation system. Although this approac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
2,926 Views
23 Pages

Advanced Forecasting Methods of 5-Minute Power Generation in a PV System for Microgrid Operation Control

  • Paweł Piotrowski,
  • Mirosław Parol,
  • Piotr Kapler and
  • Bartosz Fetliński

4 April 2022

This paper concerns very-short-term (5-Minute) forecasting of photovoltaic power generation. Developing the methods useful for this type of forecast is the main aim of this study. We prepared a comprehensive study based on fragmentary time series, in...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
646 Views
11 Pages

PV Power Generation Forecasting with Fuzzy Inference Systems

  • Cinthia Rodriguez,
  • Marco Pacheco,
  • Marley Vellasco,
  • Manoela Kohler and
  • Thiago Medeiros

This paper aims to implement a fuzzy system for the purpose of forecasting the output of photovoltaic (PV) systems. A bibliometric review was conducted to establish a baseline, involving the exploration of six different configuration of fuzzy systems...

  • Review
  • Open Access
50 Citations
11,815 Views
30 Pages

A Review of State-of-the-Art and Short-Term Forecasting Models for Solar PV Power Generation

  • Wen-Chang Tsai,
  • Chia-Sheng Tu,
  • Chih-Ming Hong and
  • Whei-Min Lin

17 July 2023

Accurately predicting the power produced during solar power generation can greatly reduce the impact of the randomness and volatility of power generation on the stability of the power grid system, which is beneficial for its balanced operation and op...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,865 Views
15 Pages

Market Value and Agents Benefits of Enhanced Short-Term Solar PV Power Generation Forecasting

  • Álvaro Manso-Burgos,
  • David Ribó-Pérez,
  • Sergio Mateo-Barcos,
  • Pablo Carnero and
  • Tomás Gómez-Navarro

26 August 2022

Renewable energy sources such as PV solar or wind power are intermittent and non-dispatchable. Massive integration of these resources into the electric mix poses some challenges to meeting power generation with demand. Hence, improving power generati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,739 Views
15 Pages

Forecasting Photovoltaic Power Generation Using Satellite Images

  • Dukhwan Yu,
  • Seowoo Lee,
  • Sangwon Lee,
  • Wonik Choi and
  • Ling Liu

14 December 2020

As the relative importance of renewable energy in electric power systems increases, the prediction of photovoltaic (PV) power generation has become a crucial technology, for improving stability in the operation of next-generation power systems, such...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
4,405 Views
18 Pages

6 October 2017

Due to the large scale of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) power generation installations, accurate PV power forecasting is critical to the safe and economic operation of the electric power system. In the paper, by analyzing the influence of external...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
3,885 Views
11 Pages

26 July 2018

It is widely considered that solar energy will be one of the most competitive energy sources in the future, and solar energy currently accounts for high percentages of power generation in developed countries. However, its power generation capacity is...

  • Review
  • Open Access
29 Citations
5,853 Views
25 Pages

14 November 2020

Solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation has strong intermittency and volatility due to its high dependence on solar radiation and other meteorological factors. Therefore, the negative impact of grid-connected PV on power systems has become one of th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
162 Citations
15,972 Views
17 Pages

Solar Power Forecasting Using CNN-LSTM Hybrid Model

  • Su-Chang Lim,
  • Jun-Ho Huh,
  • Seok-Hoon Hong,
  • Chul-Young Park and
  • Jong-Chan Kim

4 November 2022

Photovoltaic (PV) technology converts solar energy into electrical energy, and the PV industry is an essential renewable energy industry. However, the amount of power generated through PV systems is closely related to unpredictable and uncontrollable...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
4,916 Views
17 Pages

4 August 2020

The problem of Photovoltaic (PV) power generation forecasting is becoming crucial as the penetration level of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) increases in microgrids and Virtual Power Plants (VPPs). In order to improve the stability of power syst...

  • Article
  • Open Access
688 Views
24 Pages

11 October 2025

Accurate short-term photovoltaic (PV) power generation forecasting is critical for the stable integration of renewable energy into the grid. This study proposes a Transformer model enhanced with an adaptive sparse self-attention (ASSA) mechanism for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,496 Views
22 Pages

9 May 2025

Deep learning has become a widely used approach in photovoltaic (PV) power generation forecasting due to its strong self-learning and parameter optimization capabilities. In this study, we apply a deep learning algorithm, known as the time-series den...

  • Article
  • Open Access
156 Citations
7,857 Views
17 Pages

Recurrent Neural Networks Based Photovoltaic Power Forecasting Approach

  • Gangqiang Li,
  • Huaizhi Wang,
  • Shengli Zhang,
  • Jiantao Xin and
  • Huichuan Liu

1 July 2019

The intermittency of solar energy resources has brought a big challenge for the optimization and planning of a future smart grid. To reduce the intermittency, an accurate prediction of photovoltaic (PV) power generation is very important. Therefore,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
946 Views
27 Pages

Hourly Photovoltaic Power Forecasting Using Exponential Smoothing: A Comparative Study Based on Operational Data

  • Dmytro Matushkin,
  • Artur Zaporozhets,
  • Vitalii Babak,
  • Mykhailo Kulyk and
  • Viktor Denysov

20 October 2025

The accurate forecasting of solar power generation is becoming increasingly important in the context of renewable energy integration and intelligent energy management. The variability of solar radiation, caused by changing meteorological conditions a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
133 Citations
8,466 Views
17 Pages

SVR-Based Model to Forecast PV Power Generation under Different Weather Conditions

  • Utpal Kumar Das,
  • Kok Soon Tey,
  • Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian,
  • Mohd Yamani Idna Idris,
  • Saad Mekhilef,
  • Ben Horan and
  • Alex Stojcevski

29 June 2017

Inaccurate forecasting of photovoltaic (PV) power generation is a great concern in the planning and operation of stable and reliable electric grid systems as well as in promoting large-scale PV deployment. The paper proposes a generalized PV power fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
3,623 Views
16 Pages

27 July 2022

An increase in renewable energy injected into the power system will directly cause a fluctuation in the overall voltage and frequency of the power system. Thus, renewable energy prediction accuracy becomes vital to maintaining good power dispatch eff...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Citations
16,049 Views
19 Pages

Inverter Efficiency Analysis Model Based on Solar Power Estimation Using Solar Radiation

  • Chul-Young Park,
  • Seok-Hoon Hong,
  • Su-Chang Lim,
  • Beob-Seong Song,
  • Sung-Wook Park,
  • Jun-Ho Huh and
  • Jong-Chan Kim

1 October 2020

The photovoltaic (PV) industry is an important part of the renewable energy industry. With the growing use of PV systems, interest in their operation and maintenance (O&M) is increasing. In this regard, analyses of power generation efficiency and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,088 Views
18 Pages

Review and Comparison of Methods for Soiling Modeling in Large Grid-Connected PV Plants

  • Marta Redondo,
  • Carlos Antonio Platero,
  • Antonio Moset,
  • Fernando Rodríguez and
  • Vicente Donate

15 December 2024

Soiling in PV modules is one of the biggest issues affecting performance and economic losses in PV power plants; thus, it is essential to supervise and forecast soiling profiles and establish the best cleaning program. This paper analyzes different m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,806 Views
13 Pages

Soiling Modelling in Large Grid-Connected PV Plants for Cleaning Optimization

  • Marta Redondo,
  • Carlos A. Platero,
  • Antonio Moset,
  • Fernando Rodríguez and
  • Vicente Donate

12 January 2023

Soiling of PV modules is an issue causing non-negligible losses on PV power plants, between 3 and 4% of the total energy production. Cleaning is the most common way to mitigate soiling. The impact of the cleaning activity can be significant, both in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
3,887 Views
17 Pages

12 July 2024

Due to the inherent intermittency, variability, and randomness, photovoltaic (PV) power generation faces significant challenges in energy grid integration. To address these challenges, current research mainly focuses on developing more efficient ener...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,454 Views
17 Pages

7 November 2023

This paper presents the results of research on the development of photovoltaic systems in Poland. The authors’ goal was to identify factors that can potentially shape the dynamics of solar energy development in Poland and that will affect the i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,299 Views
16 Pages

An Optimized Prediction Intervals Approach for Short Term PV Power Forecasting

  • Qiang Ni,
  • Shengxian Zhuang,
  • Hanmin Sheng,
  • Song Wang and
  • Jian Xiao

23 October 2017

High quality photovoltaic (PV) power prediction intervals (PIs) are essential to power system operation and planning. To improve the reliability and sharpness of PIs, in this paper, a new method is proposed, which involves the model uncertainties and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,944 Views
23 Pages

Outlier Events of Solar Forecasts for Regional Power Grid in Japan Using JMA Mesoscale Model

  • Hideaki Ohtake,
  • Fumichika Uno,
  • Takashi Oozeki,
  • Yoshinori Yamada,
  • Hideaki Takenaka and
  • Takashi Y. Nakajima

11 October 2018

To realize the safety control of electric power systems under high penetration of photovoltaic power systems, accurate global horizontal irradiance (GHI) forecasts using numerical weather prediction models (NWP) are becoming increasingly important. T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
8,072 Views
27 Pages

Error Assessment of Solar Irradiance Forecasts and AC Power from Energy Conversion Model in Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems

  • Gianfranco Chicco,
  • Valeria Cocina,
  • Paolo Di Leo,
  • Filippo Spertino and
  • Alessandro Massi Pavan

24 December 2015

Availability of effective estimation of the power profiles of photovoltaic systems is essential for studying how to increase the share of intermittent renewable sources in the electricity mix of many countries. For this purpose, weather forecasts, to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
4,420 Views
17 Pages

2 February 2018

With the continuous increase of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) installed capacity and the urgent demand of synergetic utilization with the other power generation forms, the high-precision prediction of PV power generation is increasingly important...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,651 Views
20 Pages

Parameter Evaluation in Motion Estimation for Forecasting Multiple Photovoltaic Power Generation

  • Taiki Kure,
  • Haruka Danil Tsuchiya,
  • Yusuke Kameda,
  • Hiroki Yamamoto,
  • Daisuke Kodaira and
  • Junji Kondoh

13 April 2022

The power-generation capacity of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) power systems is increasing. As output power forecasting is required by electricity market participants and utility operators for the stable operation of power systems, several methods...

  • Review
  • Open Access
74 Citations
7,608 Views
22 Pages

Completed Review of Various Solar Power Forecasting Techniques Considering Different Viewpoints

  • Yuan-Kang Wu,
  • Cheng-Liang Huang,
  • Quoc-Thang Phan and
  • Yuan-Yao Li

2 May 2022

Solar power has rapidly become an increasingly important energy source in many countries over recent years; however, the intermittent nature of photovoltaic (PV) power generation has a significant impact on existing power systems. To reduce this unce...

  • Article
  • Open Access
357 Views
18 Pages

23 October 2025

The uncertainty of photovoltaic (PV) power generation can impact the stability and flexibility of the power grid. Thus, accurately forecasting PV power output is crucial for ensuring a stable power system and supporting next-generation policy decisio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,727 Views
17 Pages

26 December 2023

Photovoltaic (PV) power can be a reasonable alternative as a carbon-free power source in a global warming environment. However, when many PV generators are interconnected in power systems, inaccurate forecasting of PV generation leads to unstable pow...

  • Article
  • Open Access
72 Citations
5,218 Views
17 Pages

15 January 2021

Photovoltaic (PV) power fluctuations caused by weather changes can lead to short-term mismatches in power demand and supply. Therefore, to operate the power grid efficiently and reliably, short-term PV power forecasts are required against these fluct...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,104 Views
17 Pages

As photovoltaic (PV) power plants are an essential component of modern smart grids, the PV generation forecasting of such plants has recently been gaining interest. The forecasting results of PV power often suffer from large errors because of unusual...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
4,903 Views
14 Pages

25 November 2019

The accurate forecasting of photovoltaic (PV) power generation is critical for smart grids and the renewable energy market. In this paper, we propose a novel short-term PV forecasting technique called the space-time convolutional neural network (STCN...

  • Letter
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,776 Views
11 Pages

Deep Learning with Loss Ensembles for Solar Power Prediction in Smart Cities

  • Moein Hajiabadi,
  • Mahdi Farhadi,
  • Vahide Babaiyan and
  • Abouzar Estebsari

7 August 2020

The demand for renewable energy generation, especially photovoltaic (PV) power generation, has been growing over the past few years. However, the amount of generated energy by PV systems is highly dependent on weather conditions. Therefore, accurate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,235 Views
22 Pages

14 July 2021

Rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems are usually behind the meter and invisible to utilities and retailers and, thus, their power generation is not monitored. If a number of rooftop PV systems are installed, it transforms the net load pattern in power s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,777 Views
24 Pages

Sensitive Parameter Analysis for Solar Irradiance Short-Term Forecasting: Application to LoRa-Based Monitoring Technology

  • María C. Bueso,
  • José Miguel Paredes-Parra,
  • Antonio Mateo-Aroca and
  • Angel Molina-García

15 February 2022

Due to the relevant penetration of solar PV power plants, an accurate power generation forecasting of these installations is crucial to provide both reliability and stability of current grids. At the same time, PV monitoring requirements are more and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,064 Views
31 Pages

Benchmark Comparison of Analytical, Data-Based and Hybrid Models for Multi-Step Short-Term Photovoltaic Power Generation Forecasting

  • Athanasios I. Salamanis,
  • Georgia Xanthopoulou,
  • Napoleon Bezas,
  • Christos Timplalexis,
  • Angelina D. Bintoudi,
  • Lampros Zyglakis,
  • Apostolos C. Tsolakis,
  • Dimosthenis Ioannidis,
  • Dionysios Kehagias and
  • Dimitrios Tzovaras

16 November 2020

Accurately forecasting power generation in photovoltaic (PV) installations is a challenging task, due to the volatile and highly intermittent nature of solar-based renewable energy sources. In recent years, several PV power generation forecasting mod...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,243 Views
10 Pages

9 October 2021

Forecasting uncertainties limit the development of photovoltaic (PV) power generation. New forecasting technologies are urgently needed to improve the accuracy of power generation forecasting. In this paper, a novel ultra-short-term PV power forecast...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
2,674 Views
26 Pages

Short-Term Photovoltaic Power Forecasting Based on a Feature Rise-Dimensional Two-Layer Ensemble Learning Model

  • Hui Wang,
  • Su Yan,
  • Danyang Ju,
  • Nan Ma,
  • Jun Fang,
  • Song Wang,
  • Haijun Li,
  • Tianyu Zhang,
  • Yipeng Xie and
  • Jun Wang

3 November 2023

Photovoltaic (PV) power generation has brought about enormous economic and environmental benefits, promoting sustainable development. However, due to the intermittency and volatility of PV power, the high penetration rate of PV power generation may p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,961 Views
15 Pages

8 July 2016

With the increasing permeability of photovoltaic (PV) power production, the uncertainties and randomness of PV power have played a critical role in the operation and dispatch of the power grid and amplified the abandon rate of PV power. Consequently,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,212 Views
21 Pages

Revolutionizing Solar Power Production with Artificial Intelligence: A Sustainable Predictive Model

  • Elham Alzain,
  • Shaha Al-Otaibi,
  • Theyazn H. H. Aldhyani,
  • Ali Saleh Alshebami,
  • Mohammed Amin Almaiah and
  • Mukti E. Jadhav

14 May 2023

Photovoltaic (PV) power production systems throughout the world struggle with inconsistency in the distribution of PV generation. Accurate PV power forecasting is essential for grid-connected PV systems in case the surrounding environmental condition...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,997 Views
27 Pages

20 January 2021

Power imbalances such as power shortfalls and photovoltaic (PV) curtailments have become a major problem in conventional power systems due to the introduction of renewable energy sources. There can be large power shortfalls and PV curtailments becaus...

  • Article
  • Open Access
616 Views
17 Pages

6 November 2025

Aiming to solve the challenges of the weak spatial and temporal correlation of medium- and long-term photovoltaic (PV) power data, as well as data redundancy and low forecasting efficiency brought about by long-time forecasting, this paper proposes a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
4,927 Views
27 Pages

2 August 2018

Existing works in photovoltaic (PV) power generation focus on accurately predicting the PV power output on a forecast horizon. As the solar power generation is heavily influenced by meteorological conditions such as solar radiation, the weather forec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,342 Views
33 Pages

27 May 2025

The output of photovoltaic (PV) power generation systems remains uncertain primarily due to the uncontrollable nature of weather conditions, which may introduce disturbances to the power grid upon integrating PV systems. Accurate short-term PV power...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,255 Views
25 Pages

24 May 2022

The gradually increased penetration of photovoltaic (PV) power into electric power systems brings an urgent requirement for accurate and stable PV power forecasting methods. The existing forecasting methods are built to explore the function between w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
4,016 Views
16 Pages

21 October 2022

To reduce the impact of volatility on photovoltaic (PV) power generation forecasting and achieve improved forecasting accuracy, this article provides an in-depth analysis of the characteristics of PV power outputs under typical weather conditions. Th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
765 Views
15 Pages

27 October 2025

Photovoltaic power generation prediction is crucial for the effective integration of renewable energy into the grid, real-time grid balancing, and the optimization of energy storage systems. However, PV power generation is highly dependent on environ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,272 Views
19 Pages

1 February 2024

A large proportion of photovoltaic (PV) power generation is connected to the power grid, and its volatility and stochasticity have significant impacts on the power system. Accurate PV power forecasting is of great significance in optimizing the safe...

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