Research Article

Wind Power Generation Prediction Using Machine Learning Algorithms

Volume: 23 Number: 67 January 15, 2021
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Wind Power Generation Prediction Using Machine Learning Algorithms

Abstract

Renewable energy becomes progressively popular in the world because renewable resources such as solar, geothermal, wind energy are clean, inexhaustible and come from natural sources. Wind energy is one of the most significant resources of renewable energy and it plays a key role in the generation of electricity. Thus, accurate wind power estimation is crucial to deal with the challenges to balance energy trading, planning, scheduling decisions and strategies of wind power generation. This study proposes a prediction model to solve a real-life problem in the renewable energy sector by accurately estimating the amount of wind energy production per hour in the next 24 hours by applying machine learning (ML) techniques using historical wind power generation data and weather forecasting reports. In the proposed approach, first, an unsupervised ML method (i.e., the K-Means clustering algorithm) is applied to group data into meaningful clusters; then, these clusters are accepted as new feature values and added to the dataset to enlarge it; finally, a supervised ML method (i.e., regression) is performed for prediction. This study compares nine supervised learning algorithms: K-Nearest Neighbors, Support Vector Regression, Random Forest, Extra Trees, Gradient Boosting, Ridge Regression, Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator, Decision Tree, and Convolutional Neural Network. The aim of this study is to investigate the success of different ML algorithms on real-world data of wind turbines and propose a methodology to benchmark various machine learning algorithms to choose the most accurate final model for wind power generation prediction.

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Thanks

We would firstly like to acknowledge Türker Murat for his support in providing and processing of wind power generation data as well as Bıçakcılar Çandarlı Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. for the sharing of wind power generation data used in the development of this study. We would also like to thank Gülşah Murat for introducing us to this company and for her help in acquiring data used in this work.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 15, 2021

Submission Date

April 15, 2020

Acceptance Date

June 21, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 23 Number: 67

APA
Yürek, Ö., Birant, D., & Yürek, İ. (2021). Wind Power Generation Prediction Using Machine Learning Algorithms. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Fen Ve Mühendislik Dergisi, 23(67), 107-119. https://doi.org/10.21205/deufmd.2021236709
AMA
1.Yürek Ö, Birant D, Yürek İ. Wind Power Generation Prediction Using Machine Learning Algorithms. DEUFMD. 2021;23(67):107-119. doi:10.21205/deufmd.2021236709
Chicago
Yürek, Özlem, Derya Birant, and İsmail Yürek. 2021. “Wind Power Generation Prediction Using Machine Learning Algorithms”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Fen Ve Mühendislik Dergisi 23 (67): 107-19. https://doi.org/10.21205/deufmd.2021236709.
EndNote
Yürek Ö, Birant D, Yürek İ (January 1, 2021) Wind Power Generation Prediction Using Machine Learning Algorithms. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Fen ve Mühendislik Dergisi 23 67 107–119.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Yürek, D. Birant, and İ. Yürek, “Wind Power Generation Prediction Using Machine Learning Algorithms”, DEUFMD, vol. 23, no. 67, pp. 107–119, Jan. 2021, doi: 10.21205/deufmd.2021236709.
ISNAD
Yürek, Özlem - Birant, Derya - Yürek, İsmail. “Wind Power Generation Prediction Using Machine Learning Algorithms”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Fen ve Mühendislik Dergisi 23/67 (January 1, 2021): 107-119. https://doi.org/10.21205/deufmd.2021236709.
JAMA
1.Yürek Ö, Birant D, Yürek İ. Wind Power Generation Prediction Using Machine Learning Algorithms. DEUFMD. 2021;23:107–119.
MLA
Yürek, Özlem, et al. “Wind Power Generation Prediction Using Machine Learning Algorithms”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Fen Ve Mühendislik Dergisi, vol. 23, no. 67, Jan. 2021, pp. 107-19, doi:10.21205/deufmd.2021236709.
Vancouver
1.Özlem Yürek, Derya Birant, İsmail Yürek. Wind Power Generation Prediction Using Machine Learning Algorithms. DEUFMD. 2021 Jan. 1;23(67):107-19. doi:10.21205/deufmd.2021236709

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