Research Article

Physics-Guided Deep Residual Learning for High-Accuracy Reconstruction of PV Plant AC Power from DC String Electrical Measurements

Number: Advanced Online Publication Early Pub Date: June 10, 2026
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Physics-Guided Deep Residual Learning for High-Accuracy Reconstruction of PV Plant AC Power from DC String Electrical Measurements

Abstract

Reconstructing photovoltaic plant AC active power accurately from DC-side electrical measurements is useful for digital twin calibration, sensor failure tolerance, and SCADA validation. By combining a physically motivated DC to AC estimate based on aggregated array DC power with a lightweight deep residual model that learns systematic deviations attributable to inverter non-idealities, operating regimes, and environmental conditions, this work proposes a physics-guided deep residual learning framework that reconstructs inverter AC power. The model makes use of DC string measurements, internal temperature, and meteorological variables from an hourly dataset covering 2024/05/01 to 2025/07/31 with 6778 samples. With much better daytime performance as 8.10% of sMAPE, the suggested reconstruction achieves MAE, RMSE, sMAPE, and R2 as 0.1907 kW, 0.2704 kW, 34.73%, and 0.9999, respectively. Residual diagnostics versus inverter temperature demonstrate low bias across operating ranges and reveal unpredictable error growth at high temperatures, consistent with known thermal derating effects in inverters. The results show that physics-guided residual learning can provide high accuracy AC power reconstruction from DC string measurements suitable for operational monitoring and digital twin applications.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage (Excl. Chemical and Electrical)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

June 10, 2026

Publication Date

-

Submission Date

April 28, 2026

Acceptance Date

May 31, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Number: Advanced Online Publication

APA
Polat, O., & Coskun, M. (2026). Physics-Guided Deep Residual Learning for High-Accuracy Reconstruction of PV Plant AC Power from DC String Electrical Measurements. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi, Advanced Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.17134/khosbd.1939476
AMA
1.Polat O, Coskun M. Physics-Guided Deep Residual Learning for High-Accuracy Reconstruction of PV Plant AC Power from DC String Electrical Measurements. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026;(Advanced Online Publication). doi:10.17134/khosbd.1939476
Chicago
Polat, Onur, and Musab Coskun. 2026. “Physics-Guided Deep Residual Learning for High-Accuracy Reconstruction of PV Plant AC Power from DC String Electrical Measurements”. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi, no. Advanced Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.17134/khosbd.1939476.
EndNote
Polat O, Coskun M (June 1, 2026) Physics-Guided Deep Residual Learning for High-Accuracy Reconstruction of PV Plant AC Power from DC String Electrical Measurements. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi Advanced Online Publication
IEEE
[1]O. Polat and M. Coskun, “Physics-Guided Deep Residual Learning for High-Accuracy Reconstruction of PV Plant AC Power from DC String Electrical Measurements”, Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi, no. Advanced Online Publication, June 2026, doi: 10.17134/khosbd.1939476.
ISNAD
Polat, Onur - Coskun, Musab. “Physics-Guided Deep Residual Learning for High-Accuracy Reconstruction of PV Plant AC Power from DC String Electrical Measurements”. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi. Advanced Online Publication (June 1, 2026). https://doi.org/10.17134/khosbd.1939476.
JAMA
1.Polat O, Coskun M. Physics-Guided Deep Residual Learning for High-Accuracy Reconstruction of PV Plant AC Power from DC String Electrical Measurements. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026. doi:10.17134/khosbd.1939476.
MLA
Polat, Onur, and Musab Coskun. “Physics-Guided Deep Residual Learning for High-Accuracy Reconstruction of PV Plant AC Power from DC String Electrical Measurements”. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi, no. Advanced Online Publication, June 2026, doi:10.17134/khosbd.1939476.
Vancouver
1.Onur Polat, Musab Coskun. Physics-Guided Deep Residual Learning for High-Accuracy Reconstruction of PV Plant AC Power from DC String Electrical Measurements. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026 Jun. 1;(Advanced Online Publication). doi:10.17134/khosbd.1939476