AI‐Enhanced PV Power Forecasting Using Cloud Thickness and Motion in Kayseri, Turkey

<p dir="ltr">The incorporation of renewable energy in photovoltaic (PV) systems has made significant progress. The inherent intermittency nature of PV generation, nevertheless, poses an obstacle to accurate energy forecasting. Historical PV production plus meteorological data such as...

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Main Author: Levent Yavuz (22501784) (author)
Other Authors: Ahmet Onen (20838293) (author), Ahmed Awad (6052524) (author), Razzaqul Ahshan (21225005) (author), Abdullah Al‐Badi (22501787) (author)
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Solar energy
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description <p dir="ltr">The incorporation of renewable energy in photovoltaic (PV) systems has made significant progress. The inherent intermittency nature of PV generation, nevertheless, poses an obstacle to accurate energy forecasting. Historical PV production plus meteorological data such as temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure are largely utilized in present methods of forecasting. However, cloud thickness and dynamics‐integrated system, has not been investigated and tested in real‐world examples yet.</p><p dir="ltr">This research seeks to fill this gap in research through the development of a new AI‐based PV forecasting model that incorporates cloud thickness, cloud motion, and solar position into the forecasting model. Cloud properties and their impact on solar radiation are computed through a deep learning‐based panel‐shadowing model. For cloud movement forecasting, a gated recurrent unit (GRU) is used, while multiple convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are used for estimating cloud thickness. These outcomes are then integrated with measurements from environmental sensors to improve the accuracy of the predictions.</p><p dir="ltr">The system was implemented and tested at Abdullah Gul University and exhibited a remarkable improvement in forecasting accuracy compared to current models. The results prove that cloud motion and thickness improve the accuracy of PV predictions, which is important for energy market stability and power grid operations.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: The Journal of Engineering<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1049/tje2.70081" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1049/tje2.70081</a></p>
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spelling AI‐Enhanced PV Power Forecasting Using Cloud Thickness and Motion in Kayseri, TurkeyLevent Yavuz (22501784)Ahmet Onen (20838293)Ahmed Awad (6052524)Razzaqul Ahshan (21225005)Abdullah Al‐Badi (22501787)EngineeringElectrical engineeringInformation and computing sciencesArtificial intelligenceMachine learningDeep learningForecastingNeural networkSolar energy<p dir="ltr">The incorporation of renewable energy in photovoltaic (PV) systems has made significant progress. The inherent intermittency nature of PV generation, nevertheless, poses an obstacle to accurate energy forecasting. Historical PV production plus meteorological data such as temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure are largely utilized in present methods of forecasting. However, cloud thickness and dynamics‐integrated system, has not been investigated and tested in real‐world examples yet.</p><p dir="ltr">This research seeks to fill this gap in research through the development of a new AI‐based PV forecasting model that incorporates cloud thickness, cloud motion, and solar position into the forecasting model. Cloud properties and their impact on solar radiation are computed through a deep learning‐based panel‐shadowing model. For cloud movement forecasting, a gated recurrent unit (GRU) is used, while multiple convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are used for estimating cloud thickness. These outcomes are then integrated with measurements from environmental sensors to improve the accuracy of the predictions.</p><p dir="ltr">The system was implemented and tested at Abdullah Gul University and exhibited a remarkable improvement in forecasting accuracy compared to current models. The results prove that cloud motion and thickness improve the accuracy of PV predictions, which is important for energy market stability and power grid operations.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: The Journal of Engineering<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1049/tje2.70081" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1049/tje2.70081</a></p>2025-05-19T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1049/tje2.70081https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/AI_Enhanced_PV_Power_Forecasting_Using_Cloud_Thickness_and_Motion_in_Kayseri_Turkey/30488615CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/304886152025-05-19T03:00:00Z
spellingShingle AI‐Enhanced PV Power Forecasting Using Cloud Thickness and Motion in Kayseri, Turkey
Levent Yavuz (22501784)
Engineering
Electrical engineering
Information and computing sciences
Artificial intelligence
Machine learning
Deep learning
Forecasting
Neural network
Solar energy
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title AI‐Enhanced PV Power Forecasting Using Cloud Thickness and Motion in Kayseri, Turkey
title_full AI‐Enhanced PV Power Forecasting Using Cloud Thickness and Motion in Kayseri, Turkey
title_fullStr AI‐Enhanced PV Power Forecasting Using Cloud Thickness and Motion in Kayseri, Turkey
title_full_unstemmed AI‐Enhanced PV Power Forecasting Using Cloud Thickness and Motion in Kayseri, Turkey
title_short AI‐Enhanced PV Power Forecasting Using Cloud Thickness and Motion in Kayseri, Turkey
title_sort AI‐Enhanced PV Power Forecasting Using Cloud Thickness and Motion in Kayseri, Turkey
topic Engineering
Electrical engineering
Information and computing sciences
Artificial intelligence
Machine learning
Deep learning
Forecasting
Neural network
Solar energy