• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제26권4_2호
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• pp.715-724
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• 2023

Solar energy forecasting is essential for (1) power system planning, management, and operation, requiring accurate predictions. It is crucial for (2) ensuring a continuous and sustainable power supply to customers and (3) optimizing the operation and control of renewable energy systems and the electricity market. Recently, research has been focusing on developing solar energy forecasting models that can provide daily plans for power usage and production and be verified in the electricity market. In these prediction models, various data, including solar energy generation and climate data, are chosen to be utilized in the forecasting process. The most commonly used climate data (such as temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, solar radiation, and wind speed) significantly influence the fluctuations in solar energy generation based on weather conditions. Therefore, this paper proposes a hybrid forecasting model by combining the strengths of the Prophet model and the GRU model, which exhibits excellent predictive performance. The forecasting periods for solar energy generation are tested in short-term (2 days, 7 days) and medium-term (15 days, 30 days) scenarios. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed approach outperforms the conventional Prophet model by more than twice in terms of Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) and surpasses the modified GRU model by more than 1.5 times, showcasing superior performance.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.233-239
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• 2018

태양광 발전은 기상 상태에 따라 간헐적이기 때문에 태양광 발전의 효율과 경제성 향상을 위해 정확한 발전량 예측이 요구된다. 본 연구는 목포 기상대에서 예보하는 기상 데이터와 영암 태양광 발전소의 발전량 데이터를 이용하여 태양광 발전량 단기 딥러닝 예측모델을 제안하였다. 기상청은 기온, 강수량, 풍향, 풍속, 습도, 운량 등의 기상요소를 3일간 예보한다. 그러나 태양광 발전량 예측에 가장 중요한 기상요소인 일조 및 일사 일사량 예보하지 않는다. 제안 모델은 예보 기상요소를 이용하여, 일조 및 일사 일사량을 예측 하였다. 또한 발전량은 기상요소에 예측된 일조 및 일사 기상요소를 추가하여 예측하였다. 제안 모델의 발전량 예측 결과 DNN의 평균 RMSE와 MAE는 0.177과 0.095이며, RNN은 0.116과 0.067이다. 또한, LSTM은 가장 좋은 결과인 0.100과 0.054이다. 향후 본 연구는 다양한 입력요소의 결합으로 보다 향상된 예측결과를 도출할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.1572-1581
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• 2022

Energy conversion to renewable energy is being promoted to solve the recently serious environmental pollution problem. Solar energy is one of the promising natural renewable energy sources. Compared to other energy sources, it is receiving great attention because it has less ecological impact and is sustainable. It is important to predict power generation at a future time in order to maximize the output of solar energy and ensure the stability and variability of power. In this paper, solar power generation data and sensor data were used. Using the PCC(Pearson Correlation Coefficient) analysis method, factors with a large correlation with power generation were derived and applied to the GAM(Generalized Additive Model). And the prediction accuracy of the power generation prediction model was judged. It aims to derive efficient solar power generation in the future and improve power generation performance.

• 대기
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.177-185
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• 2024

As increasing global interest in renewable energy due to the ongoing climate crisis, there is a growing need for efficient technologies to manage such resources. This study focuses on the predictive skill of daily solar power generation using weather observation and forecast data. Meteorological data from the Korea Meteorological Administration and solar power generation data from the Korea Power Exchange were utilized for the period from January 2017 to May 2023, considering both inland (Daejeon) and coastal (Busan) regions. Temperature, wind speed, relative humidity, and precipitation were selected as relevant meteorological variables for solar power prediction. All data was preprocessed by removing their systematic components to use only their residuals and the residual of solar data were further processed with weighted adjustments for homoscedasticity. Four models, MLR (Multiple Linear Regression), RF (Random Forest), DNN (Deep Neural Network), and RNN (Recurrent Neural Network), were employed for solar power prediction and their performances were evaluated based on predicted values utilizing observed meteorological data (used as a reference), 1-day-ahead forecast data (referred to as fore1), and 2-day-ahead forecast data (fore2). DNN-based prediction model exhibits superior performance in both regions, with RNN performing the least effectively. However, MLR and RF demonstrate competitive performance comparable to DNN. The disparities in the performance of the four different models are less pronounced than anticipated, underscoring the pivotal role of fitting models using residuals. This emphasizes that the utilized preprocessing approach, specifically leveraging residuals, is poised to play a crucial role in the future of solar power generation forecasting.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2006

In this paper, a forecasting model of wind speed at Walryong Site, Jeju Island is presented, which has been developed and evaluated as a first step toward establishing Korea Forecasting Model of Wind Power Generation. The forecasting model is constructed based on neural network and is trained with wind speed data observed at Cosan Weather Station located near by Walryong Site. Due to short period of measurements at Walryong Site for training statistical model Gosan Weather Station's long-term data are substituted and then transplanted to Walryong Site by using Measure-Correlate-Predict technique. One to three-hour advance forecasting of wind speed show good agreements with the monitoring data of Walryong site with the correlation factors 0.96 and 0.88, respectively.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.223-228
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• 2019

In order to integrate large amounts of variable generation resources such as wind and solar reliably into power grids, accurate renewable energy forecasting is necessary. Since renewable energy generation output is heavily influenced by environmental variables, accurate forecasting of power generation requires meteorological data at the point where the plant is located. Therefore, a spatial approach is required to predict the meteorological variables at the interesting points. In this paper, we propose the meteorological variable prediction model for enhancing renewable generation output forecasting model. The proposed model is implemented by three geostatistical techniques: Ordinary kriging, Universal kriging and Co-kriging.

• 응용통계연구
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.785-799
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• 2018

신재생에너지 산업이 발전함에 따라 태양광 발전에 대한 중요성이 확대되고 있다. 태양광 발전량을 정확히 예측하기 위해서는 일사량 예측이 필수적이다. 본 논문에서는 태양광 패널이 존재하는 청주와 광주 지역을 선정하여 기상포털에서 제공하는 시간별 기상 데이터를 수집하여 연구하였다. 일사량 예측을 위하여 시계열 모형인 ARIMA, ARIMAX, seasonal ARIMA, seasonal ARIMAX, ARIMA-GARCH, ARIMAX-GARCH, seasonal ARIMA-GARCH, seasonal ARIMAX-GARCH 모형을 비교하였다. 본 연구에서는 모형의 예측 성능을 비교하고자 mean absolute error와 root mean square error를 사용하였다. 모형들의 예측 성능 비교 결과 일사량만 고려하였을 때는 이분산 문제를 고려한 seasonal ARIMA-GARCH 모형이 우수한 성능을 나타냈고, 외생변수를 활용한 ARIMAX 모형으로 일사량 예측을 한 경우가 가장 좋은 예측력을 나타냈다.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.478-484
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• 2018

본 연구는 기온, 강수량, 풍향, 풍속, 습도, 운량, 일조, 일사 등 시간별 기상 데이터를 이용하여, 일사 및 일조 그리고 태양광 발전예측을 하였다. 지도학습에서 입출력패턴은 예측에서 가장 중요한 요소이지만 인간이 직접 결정해야하기 때문에, 반복적인 실험에 의해 결정해야 한다. 본 연구는 일사 및 일조 예측을 위하여 4가지 모델의 입출력 패턴을 제안하였다. 또한, 예측된 일조 및 일사 데이터와 전라남도 영암 태양광 발전소의 발전량 데이터를 사용하여 태양광 발전량을 예측하였다. 실험결과 일조 및 일사 예측에서 모델 4가 가장 예측결과가 우수했으며, 모델 1에 비해 일조의 RMSE는 1.5배 정도 그리고 일사의 RMSE는 3배 정도 오차가 줄었다. 태양광 발전예측 실험결과 일조 및 일사와 마찬가지로 모델 4가 가장 예측결과가 좋았으며, 모델 1 보다 RMSE가 2.7배 정도 오차가 줄었다.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.98-107
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• 2023

A study was conducted to analyze data from 1981 to 2020 for understanding the impact of climate on solar energy generation. A significant increase of 104.6 kWhm^-2 was observed in the annual cumulative solar radiation over this period. Notably, the distribution of solar radiation shifted, with the solar radiation in Busan rising from the seventh place in 1981 to the second place in 2020 in South Korea. This study also examined the correlation between long-term temperature trends and solar radiation. Areas with the highest solar radiation in 2020, such as Busan, Gwangju, Daegu, and Jinju, exhibited strong positive correlations, suggesting that increased solar radiation contributed to higher temperatures. Conversely, regions like Seosan and Mokpo showed lower temperature increases due to factors such as reduced cloud cover. To evaluate the impact on solar energy production, simulations were conducted using climate data from both years. The results revealed that relying solely on historical data for solar energy predictions could lead to overestimations in some areas, including Seosan or Jinju, and underestimations in others such as Busan. Hence, considering long-term climate variability is vital for accurate solar energy forecasting and ensuring the economic feasibility of solar projects.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.113-125
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• 2019

With the opening of the small power brokerage business market in December 2018, the small power trading market has started in Korea. Operators must submit the day-ahead estimates of power output and receive incentives based on its accuracy. Therefore, the accuracy of power generation forecasts is directly affects profits of the operators. The forecasting process for power generation can be divided into two procedure. The first is to forecast solar irradiation and the second is to transform forecasted solar irradiation into power generation. There are two methods for transformation. One is to simulate with physical model, and another is to use regression model. In this study, we found the best-fit regression model by analyzing hourly data of PV output and solar irradiation data during three years for 242 PV plants in Korea. The best model was not a linear model, but a sigmoidal model and specifically a Gompertz model. The combined linear regression and Gompertz curve was proposed because a the curve has non-zero y-intercept. As the result, R² and RMSE between observed data and the curve was significantly reduced.