Abstract
The growing need for energy from renewable sources, along with the unpredictable nature of wind power, has necessitated the development of efficient Wind Power Forecasting (WPF) algorithms. This study addresses the pressing issue of enhancing WPF algorithms in response to the growing demand for renewable energy and the inherent unpredictability of wind power. Over seven years from 2016 to 2023, conducted an exhaustive analysis of 92 research papers, focusing on the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to develop a robust WPF system. The study employs various AI approaches, including Deep Learning (DL), Machine Learning (ML), and neural networks, to predict wind energy generation with higher precision. Our main findings highlight a significant improvement in prediction accuracy, with the AI-based WPF system outperforming traditional methods by an average of 15%, based on a cross-validation of historical data. The integration of AI enables real-time adaptation to changing weather patterns, resulting in a 20% increase in responsiveness compared to conventional forecasting. Moreover, the proposed system optimizes resource allocation, leading to a 10% increase in energy efficiency and improved grid integration. Our results underscore the potential of AI in revolutionizing WPF, offering tangible advancements in accuracy, responsiveness, and resource efficiency. These findings advocate for the widespread adoption of AI-driven WPF systems to enhance the reliability and performance of renewable energy systems, contributing significantly to the global transition towards sustainable energy.
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Abbreviations
- ANFIS:
-
Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System
- AI:
-
Artificial Intelligence
- ANN:
-
Artificial Neural Network
- ARDA:
-
Autoregressive Dynamic Adaptive
- ARIMA:
-
Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average
- ARIMAX:
-
Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average with Exogenous Variable
- ARMA:
-
Auto Regressive Moving Average
- BP:
-
Backpropagation
- Bi-GRU:
-
Bidirectional Gated Recurrent Unit
- Bi-LSTM:
-
Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory
- CSO:
-
Chicken Swarm Optimization
- CEEMD:
-
Complementary Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition
- CFD:
-
Computational Fluid Dynamics
- CNN:
-
Convolutional Neural Network
- DBN:
-
Deep Belief Networks
- DL:
-
Deep Learning
- ECMWF:
-
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
- GRU:
-
Gated Recurrent Unit
- GPR:
-
Gaussian Process Regression
- GP:
-
Gaussian Processes
- GA:
-
Genetic Algorithm
- GRAPES-MESO:
-
Global/Regional Assimilation and Prediction System for Mesoscale Meteorology
- IEEE:
-
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- K.A. CARE:
-
King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy
- LS-SVM:
-
Least Squares Support Vector Machine
- LSTM:
-
Long Short-Term Memory
- LUBE:
-
Lower Upper Bound Estimation
- ML:
-
Machine Learning
- MAE:
-
Mean Absolute Error
- MAPE:
-
Mean Absolute Percentage Error
- MSE:
-
Mean Square Error
- MRN:
-
Multi-level Residual Network
- MOOFADA:
-
Multi-Objective Optimization Framework for Adaptive Design and Analysis
- NREL:
-
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- NWP:
-
Numerical Weather Prediction
- NWP:
-
Numerical Weather Prediction
- PSO:
-
Particle Swarm Optimization
- PSO-SVR:
-
Particle Swarm Optimization—Support Vector Regression
- PSR-BiGRU:
-
Phase Space Reconstruction—Bidirectional Gated Recurrent Unit
- RNN:
-
Recurrent Neural Network
- RMSE:
-
Root Mean Square Error
- STSR-LSTM:
-
Sequence-to-Sequence Long-Short Term Memory
- SVM:
-
Support Vector Machine
- VMD:
-
Variational Modal Decomposition
- WTD:
-
Wavelet Threshold Denoising
- WPF:
-
Wind Power Forecasting
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Kumar, K., Prabhakar, P., Verma, A. et al. Advancements in wind power forecasting: A comprehensive review of artificial intelligence-based approaches. Multimed Tools Appl (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-024-18916-3
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