• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Next-Day Prediction of Hourly Solar Irradiance Using Local Weather Forecasts and LSTM Trained with Non-Local Data
  • Contributor: Jeon, Byung-ki; Kim, Eui-Jong
  • Published: MDPI AG, 2020
  • Published in: Energies, 13 (2020) 20, Seite 5258
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.3390/en13205258
  • ISSN: 1996-1073
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  • Description: Solar irradiance prediction is significant for maximizing energy-saving effects in the predictive control of buildings. Several models for solar irradiance prediction have been developed; however, they require the collection of weather data over a long period in the predicted target region or evaluation of various weather data in real time. In this study, a long short-term memory algorithm–based model is proposed using limited input data and data from other regions. The proposed model can predict solar irradiance using next-day weather forecasts by the Korea Meteorological Administration and daily solar irradiance, and it is possible to build a model with one-time learning using national and international data. The model developed in this study showed excellent predictive performance with a coefficient of variation of the root mean square error of 12% per year even if the learning and forecast regions were different, assuming that the weather forecast was correct.
  • Access State: Open Access