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  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,748 Views
21 Pages

18 November 2022

Photovoltaic (PV) energy source generation is becoming more and more common with a higher penetration level in the smart grid because of PV energy’s falling production costs. PV energy is intermittent and uncertain due to its dependence on irra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
124 Citations
11,373 Views
17 Pages

Solar Photovoltaic Forecasting of Power Output Using LSTM Networks

  • Maria Konstantinou,
  • Stefani Peratikou and
  • Alexandros G. Charalambides

18 January 2021

The penetration of renewable energies has increased during the last decades since it has become an effective solution to the world’s energy challenges. Among all renewable energy sources, photovoltaic (PV) technology is the most immediate way t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
64 Citations
5,473 Views
24 Pages

12 October 2018

Due to the existing large-scale grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) power generation installations, accurate PV power forecasting is critical to the safe and economical operation of electric power systems. In this study, a hybrid short-term forecasting...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,105 Views
16 Pages

9 October 2023

In response to the problem of low forecasting accuracy in wind and solar power outputs, this study proposes a joint forecasting method for wind and solar power outputs by using their spatiotemporal correlation. First, autocorrelation analysis and cau...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
4,959 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
7 Citations
2,989 Views
12 Pages

An Adaptive Decision Tree Regression Modeling for the Output Power of Large-Scale Solar (LSS) Farm Forecasting

  • Nabilah Mat Kassim,
  • Sathiswary Santhiran,
  • Ammar Ahmed Alkahtani,
  • Mohammad Aminul Islam,
  • Sieh Kiong Tiong,
  • Mohd Yusrizal Mohd Yusof and
  • Nowshad Amin

10 September 2023

The installation of large-scale solar (LSS) photovoltaic (PV) power plants continues to rise globally as well as in Malaysia. The data provided by LSS PV consist of five weather stations with seven parameters, a 22-unit inverter, and 1-unit PQM Meter...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,571 Views
14 Pages

17 December 2019

The number of photovoltaic (PV) power systems being installed worldwide has been increasing. This has resulted in maintenance of an adequate balance between demand and supply becoming a great concern for power system operators. Forecasting PV power o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
4,153 Views
18 Pages

Comparison of Power Output Forecasting on the Photovoltaic System Using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Systems and Particle Swarm Optimization-Artificial Neural Network Model

  • Promphak Dawan,
  • Kobsak Sriprapha,
  • Songkiate Kittisontirak,
  • Terapong Boonraksa,
  • Nitikorn Junhuathon,
  • Wisut Titiroongruang and
  • Surasak Niemcharoen

10 January 2020

The power output forecasting of the photovoltaic (PV) system is essential before deciding to install a photovoltaic system in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, due to the uneven power production and unstable data. This research simulates the power output...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,102 Views
13 Pages

28 August 2019

Among renewable energy sources, solar power is rapidly growing as a major power source for future power systems. However, solar power has uncertainty due to the effects of weather factors, and if the penetration rate of solar power in the future incr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,337 Views
17 Pages

18 June 2024

Governments and energy providers all over the world are moving towards the use of renewable energy sources. Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy is one of the providers’ favourite options because it is comparatively cheaper, clean, available, abundan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,858 Views
18 Pages

Revolutionizing Solar Power Forecasts by Correcting the Outputs of the WRF-SOLAR Model

  • Cheng-Liang Huang,
  • Yuan-Kang Wu,
  • Chin-Cheng Tsai,
  • Jing-Shan Hong and
  • Yuan-Yao Li

22 December 2023

Climate change poses a significant threat to humanity. Achieving net-zero emissions is a key goal in many countries. Among various energy resources, solar power generation is one of the prominent renewable energy sources. Previous studies have demons...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,063 Views
18 Pages

23 March 2023

There is an increasing need for capable models in the forecast of the output of solar photovoltaic panels. These models are vital for optimizing the performance and maintenance of PV systems. There is also a shortage of studies on forecasts of the ou...

  • Article
  • Open Access

A Multi-Task Learning and GCN-Transformer-Based Forecasting Method for Day-Ahead Power of Wind-Solar Clusters

  • Jianhong Jiang,
  • Yi He,
  • Yumo Zhang,
  • Jian Yan,
  • Zhiwei Lv,
  • Zifan Liu,
  • Haonan Dai and
  • Zhao Zhen

With the rapid increase in renewable energy penetration and the expansion of multi-regional interconnected power systems, there is a growing need to forecast the power output of renewable energy power plant clusters within a region. Existing methods...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,906 Views
21 Pages

24 August 2024

Recent advancements in residential solar electricity have revolutionized sustainable development. This paper introduces a methodology leveraging machine learning to forecast solar panels’ power output based on weather and air pollution paramete...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,224 Views
14 Pages

29 April 2020

This paper provides models for managing and investigating the power flow of a grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) system with an energy storage system (ESS) supplying the residential load. This paper presents a combination of models in forecasting...

  • Review
  • Open Access
48 Citations
6,784 Views
21 Pages

Review on the Application of Photovoltaic Forecasting Using Machine Learning for Very Short- to Long-Term Forecasting

  • Putri Nor Liyana Mohamad Radzi,
  • Muhammad Naveed Akhter,
  • Saad Mekhilef and
  • Noraisyah Mohamed Shah

6 February 2023

Advancements in renewable energy technology have significantly reduced the consumer dependence on conventional energy sources for power generation. Solar energy has proven to be a sustainable source of power generation compared to other renewable ene...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,766 Views
18 Pages

29 August 2025

Renewable energy systems like solar and wind power are the main source of sustainable energy production; however, their intermittent nature produces challenges for grid integration, so they require realistic forecast models. This study developed a Lo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,854 Views
22 Pages

Refining Long Short-Term Memory Neural Network Input Parameters for Enhanced Solar Power Forecasting

  • Linh Bui Duy,
  • Ninh Nguyen Quang,
  • Binh Doan Van,
  • Eleonora Riva Sanseverino,
  • Quynh Tran Thi Tu,
  • Hang Le Thi Thuy,
  • Sang Le Quang,
  • Thinh Le Cong and
  • Huyen Cu Thi Thanh

22 August 2024

This article presents a research approach to enhancing the quality of short-term power output forecasting models for photovoltaic plants using a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) recurrent neural network. Typically, time-related indicators are used as in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,942 Views
13 Pages

28 May 2019

Sustainable and green technologies include renewable energy sources such as solar power, wind power, and hydroelectric power. Renewable power output forecasting is an essential contributor to energy technology and strategy analysis. This study attemp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
185 Citations
8,563 Views
21 Pages

15 May 2019

In microgrids, forecasting solar power output is crucial for optimizing operation and reducing the impact of uncertainty. To forecast solar power output, it is essential to forecast solar irradiance, which typically requires historical solar irradian...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,295 Views
19 Pages

28 October 2023

Renewable energy sources are being expanded globally in response to global warming. Solar power generation is closely related to solar radiation and typically experiences significant fluctuations in solar radiation hours during periods of high solar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,144 Views
19 Pages

Comparison of Data-Driven Techniques for Nowcasting Applied to an Industrial-Scale Photovoltaic Plant

  • Simone Sala,
  • Alfonso Amendola,
  • Sonia Leva,
  • Marco Mussetta,
  • Alessandro Niccolai and
  • Emanuele Ogliari

27 November 2019

The inherently non-dispatchable nature of renewable sources, such as solar photovoltaic, is regarded as one of the main challenges hindering their massive integration in existing electric grids. Accurate forecasting of the power output of the solar p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
3,433 Views
21 Pages

23 June 2021

Forecasting the output power of solar PV systems is required for the good operation of the power grid and the optimal management of energy fluxes occurring in the solar system. Before forecasting the solar system’s output, it is essential to focus on...

  • Review
  • Open Access
50 Citations
12,038 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
63 Citations
4,424 Views
23 Pages

Short-Term Forecasting of the Output Power of a Building-Integrated Photovoltaic System Using a Metaheuristic Approach

  • Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian,
  • Elmira Jamei,
  • Gokul Sidarth Thirunavukkarasu,
  • Tey Kok Soon,
  • Michael Mortimer,
  • Ben Horan,
  • Alex Stojcevski and
  • Saad Mekhilef

15 May 2018

The rapidly increasing use of renewable energy resources in power generation systems in recent years has accentuated the need to find an optimum and efficient scheme for forecasting meteorological parameters, such as solar radiation, temperature, win...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,522 Views
13 Pages

Two-Tier Reactive Power and Voltage Control Strategy Based on ARMA Renewable Power Forecasting Models

  • Jinling Lu,
  • Bo Wang,
  • Hui Ren,
  • Daqian Zhao,
  • Fei Wang,
  • Miadreza Shafie-khah and
  • João P. S. Catalão

1 October 2017

To address the static voltage stability issue and suppress the voltage fluctuation caused by the increasing integration of wind farms and solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants, a two-tier reactive power and voltage control strategy based on ARMA power...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
10,157 Views
22 Pages

Using Machine Learning Algorithms to Forecast Solar Energy Power Output

  • Ali Jassim Lari,
  • Antonio P. Sanfilippo,
  • Dunia Bachour and
  • Daniel Perez-Astudillo

21 February 2025

Solar energy is an inherently variable energy resource, and the ensuing uncertainty in matching energy demand presents a challenge in its operational use as an alternative energy source. The factors influencing solar energy power generation include g...

  • Article
  • Open Access
185 Citations
12,927 Views
23 Pages

25 December 2017

Accurate solar photovoltaic (PV) power forecasting is an essential tool for mitigating the negative effects caused by the uncertainty of PV output power in systems with high penetration levels of solar PV generation. Weather classification based mode...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
4,605 Views
22 Pages

Ultra-Short-Term Forecast of Photovoltaic Output Power under Fog and Haze Weather

  • Weiliang Liu,
  • Changliang Liu,
  • Yongjun Lin,
  • Liangyu Ma,
  • Feng Xiong and
  • Jintuo Li

28 February 2018

Fog and haze (F-H) weather has been occurring frequently in China since 2012, which affects the output power of photovoltaic (PV) generation dramatically by directly weakening solar irradiance and aggravating dust deposition on PV panels. The ultra-s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
5,272 Views
15 Pages

Time-Series Power Forecasting for Wind and Solar Energy Based on the SL-Transformer

  • Jian Zhu,
  • Zhiyuan Zhao,
  • Xiaoran Zheng,
  • Zhao An,
  • Qingwu Guo,
  • Zhikai Li,
  • Jianling Sun and
  • Yuanjun Guo

16 November 2023

As the urgency to adopt renewable energy sources escalates, so does the need for accurate forecasting of power output, particularly for wind and solar power. Existing models often struggle with noise and temporal intricacies, necessitating more robus...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,637 Views
20 Pages

2 April 2024

Forecasting the generation of solar power plants (SPPs) requires taking into account meteorological parameters that influence the difference between the solar irradiance at the top of the atmosphere calculated with high accuracy and the solar irradia...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,358 Views
7 Pages

26 October 2023

Photovoltaic (PV)-system-generated solar energy has inconsistent and variable properties, which makes controlling electric power distribution and preserving grid stability extremely difficult. A photovoltaic (PV) system’s performance is profoun...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,311 Views
19 Pages

16 April 2025

Reliable and precise joint probabilistic forecasting of wind and solar power is crucial for optimizing renewable energy utilization and maintaining the safety and stability of modern power systems. This paper presents an innovative joint probabilisti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
3,460 Views
25 Pages

One-Day-Ahead Solar Irradiation and Windspeed Forecasting with Advanced Deep Learning Techniques

  • Konstantinos Blazakis,
  • Yiannis Katsigiannis and
  • Georgios Stavrakakis

15 June 2022

In recent years, demand for electric energy has steadily increased; therefore, the integration of renewable energy sources (RES) at a large scale into power systems is a major concern. Wind and solar energy are among the most widely used alternative...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,169 Views
22 Pages

25 March 2022

The introduction of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems would provide electricity accessibility to rural areas that are far from or have no access to the grid system. Various countries are planning to reduce their emissions from fossil fuel, due to its n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
110 Citations
6,426 Views
21 Pages

An Hour-Ahead PV Power Forecasting Method Based on an RNN-LSTM Model for Three Different PV Plants

  • Muhammad Naveed Akhter,
  • Saad Mekhilef,
  • Hazlie Mokhlis,
  • Ziyad M. Almohaimeed,
  • Munir Azam Muhammad,
  • Anis Salwa Mohd Khairuddin,
  • Rizwan Akram and
  • Muhammad Majid Hussain

18 March 2022

Incorporating solar energy into a grid necessitates an accurate power production forecast for photovoltaic (PV) facilities. In this research, output PV power was predicted at an hour ahead on yearly basis for three different PV plants based on polycr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,030 Views
14 Pages

17 May 2025

The increasing complexity and uncertainty associated with high renewable energy penetration require forecasting methods that provide more comprehensive information for risk analysis and energy management. This paper proposes a novel probabilistic for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,767 Views
33 Pages

18 November 2024

As green energy technology develops, so too grows research interest in topics such as solar power forecasting. The output of solar power generation is uncontrollable, which makes accurate prediction of output an important task in the management of po...

  • Article
  • Open Access
135 Citations
10,314 Views
15 Pages

24 December 2015

The power prediction for photovoltaic (PV) power plants has significant importance for their grid connection. Due to PV power’s periodicity and non-stationary characteristics, traditional power prediction methods based on linear or time series models...

  • Article
  • Open Access
59 Views
28 Pages

18 January 2026

The accurate short-term forecasting of global horizontal irradiance (GHI) is essential to optimizing the operation and integration of solar energy systems into the power grid. This study evaluates the performance of the Weather Research and Forecasti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,899 Views
13 Pages

6 February 2025

To address the issue of declining prediction accuracy caused by the lack of data in newly constructed wind and solar power stations, this paper introduces a transfer learning-based forecasting approach for wind and photovoltaic power. The method inco...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,151 Views
14 Pages

AE-LSTM Based Deep Learning Model for Degradation Rate Influenced Energy Estimation of a PV System

  • Muhammad Aslam,
  • Jae-Myeong Lee,
  • Mustafa Raed Altaha,
  • Seung-Jae Lee and
  • Sugwon Hong

24 August 2020

With the increase in penetration of photovoltaics (PV) into the power system, the correct prediction of return on investment requires accurate prediction of decrease in power output over time. Degradation rates and corresponding degraded energy estim...

  • Review
  • Open Access
83 Citations
14,715 Views
21 Pages

Investigating the Power of LSTM-Based Models in Solar Energy Forecasting

  • Nur Liyana Mohd Jailani,
  • Jeeva Kumaran Dhanasegaran,
  • Gamal Alkawsi,
  • Ammar Ahmed Alkahtani,
  • Chen Chai Phing,
  • Yahia Baashar,
  • Luiz Fernando Capretz,
  • Ali Q. Al-Shetwi and
  • Sieh Kiong Tiong

3 May 2023

Solar is a significant renewable energy source. Solar energy can provide for the world’s energy needs while minimizing global warming from traditional sources. Forecasting the output of renewable energy has a considerable impact on decisions ab...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,460 Views
18 Pages

3 November 2022

The integration of large-scale wind and photovoltaic power into modern power grids leads to an imbalance between the supply and demand for resources of the system, where this threatens the safety and stable operation of the grid. The traditional mode...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,038 Views
18 Pages

Short-Term Forecasts of DNI from an Integrated Forecasting System (ECMWF) for Optimized Operational Strategies of a Central Receiver System

  • Francis M. Lopes,
  • Ricardo Conceição,
  • Hugo G. Silva,
  • Thomas Fasquelle,
  • Rui Salgado,
  • Paulo Canhoto and
  • Manuel Collares-Pereira

9 April 2019

Short-term forecasts of direct normal irradiance (DNI) from the Integrated Forecasting System (IFS) and the global numerical weather prediction model of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) were used in the simulation of a s...

  • Review
  • Open Access
29 Citations
5,925 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
3 Citations
3,440 Views
20 Pages

Advancing Solar Power Forecasting: Integrating Boosting Cascade Forest and Multi-Class-Grained Scanning for Enhanced Precision

  • Mohamed Khalifa Boutahir,
  • Yousef Farhaoui,
  • Mourade Azrour,
  • Ahmed Sedik and
  • Moustafa M. Nasralla

29 August 2024

Accurate solar power generation forecasting is paramount for optimizing renewable energy systems and ensuring sustainability in our evolving energy landscape. This study introduces a pioneering approach that synergistically integrates Boosting Cascad...

  • Article
  • Open Access
119 Citations
7,432 Views
15 Pages

Forecasting Solar PV Output Using Convolutional Neural Networks with a Sliding Window Algorithm

  • Vishnu Suresh,
  • Przemyslaw Janik,
  • Jacek Rezmer and
  • Zbigniew Leonowicz

7 February 2020

The stochastic nature of renewable energy sources, especially solar PV output, has created uncertainties for the power sector. It threatens the stability of the power system and results in an inability to match power consumption and production. This...

  • Article
  • Open Access
162 Citations
16,235 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
42 Citations
4,118 Views
16 Pages

25 March 2021

Solar power is considered a promising power generation candidate in dealing with climate change. Because of the strong randomness, volatility, and intermittence, its safe integration into the smart grid requires accurate short-term forecasting with t...

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