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This work presents an indirect way to predict hourly PV power generation. Changes in solar irradiance significantly affect PV power output, although temperature changes have a relatively less impact. This study develops a hybrid model for estimating solar irradiance values using data analysis and machine learning techniques. On the other hand, the hourly temperature is predicted using a basic persistence model. Ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD) breaks the original GHI series into several orthogonal subseries termed intrinsic mode functions (IMFs). A forecasting model based on an ML technique is developed to predict all the IMFs. This study compares two distinct learning-based ML models for solar irradiance and power forecasting, viz. artificial neural network (ANN): a neural network-based ML technique, and extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost): an ensemble learning-based ML technique. Finally, the PV power generation is computed based on a mathematical model by utilizing forecasted solar irradiance and temperature values in Delhi, India. EEMD–ANN reported an improved forecast precision by reducing the RMSE and MAE by 15.86% and 17.81%, respectively, compared to the EEMD–XGBoost. The corresponding RMSE, MAE, and R2 score of EEMD–ANN in predicting hourly solar irradiance values are 38.93 W/m2, 26.47 W/m2, and 0.977, respectively.
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Gupta, P., Singh, R. (2024). Indirect Forecasting of Hourly PV Power Generation Based on a Hybrid Model Combining Data Analysis and Machine Learning Technique. In: Hodge, BM., Prajapati, S.K. (eds) Proceedings from the International Conference on Hydro and Renewable Energy . ICHRE 2022. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 391. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6616-5_21
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