A weather-based forecasting system for the solar power plants in the Konya region

Cankat Yavuz; Ahmet Reha Botsalı

A weather-based forecasting system for the solar power plants in the Konya region

Abstract

Increasing energy demand along with decreasing environmental resources necessitates looking for alternative energy sources. With this respect, solar power has gained considerable importance over recent years. This study analyzes the forecasting problem for the amount of electric power generated by solar power plants. The amount of electric power generated by solar power plants is not constant and changes depending on several variables such as the weather conditions, seasonal effects, type of solar panel, etc. On the other hand, to meet the electric power demand and minimize electric transfer cost, forecasting the electric power generated by solar power plants is critical. We test several neural network models with various weather-related input parameters. Among these parameters, we choose the most promising ones (radiation, humidity, hour, month) for further analysis to forecast the electric power generated by solar power plants located in the Konya region. Our test results over the past data show that it is possible to forecast the electric power generated by solar panels in the Konya region with less than 5% error.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Cankat Yavuz This is me
0000-0002-8697-8071
Türkiye

Ahmet Reha Botsalı ^* This is me
0000-0002-8809-9353
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 25, 2022

Submission Date

January 24, 2021

Acceptance Date

March 30, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 40 Number: 1

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https://izlik.org/JA63NK32EL

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APA

Yavuz, C., & Botsalı, A. R. (2022). A weather-based forecasting system for the solar power plants in the Konya region. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences, 40(1), 144-149. https://izlik.org/JA63NK32EL

AMA

1.Yavuz C, Botsalı AR. A weather-based forecasting system for the solar power plants in the Konya region. SIGMA. 2022;40(1):144-149. https://izlik.org/JA63NK32EL

Chicago

Yavuz, Cankat, and Ahmet Reha Botsalı. 2022. “A Weather-Based Forecasting System for the Solar Power Plants in the Konya Region”. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences 40 (1): 144-49. https://izlik.org/JA63NK32EL.

EndNote

Yavuz C, Botsalı AR (March 1, 2022) A weather-based forecasting system for the solar power plants in the Konya region. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences 40 1 144–149.

IEEE

[1]C. Yavuz and A. R. Botsalı, “A weather-based forecasting system for the solar power plants in the Konya region”, SIGMA, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 144–149, Mar. 2022, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA63NK32EL

ISNAD

Yavuz, Cankat - Botsalı, Ahmet Reha. “A Weather-Based Forecasting System for the Solar Power Plants in the Konya Region”. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences 40/1 (March 1, 2022): 144-149. https://izlik.org/JA63NK32EL.

JAMA

1.Yavuz C, Botsalı AR. A weather-based forecasting system for the solar power plants in the Konya region. SIGMA. 2022;40:144–149.

MLA

Yavuz, Cankat, and Ahmet Reha Botsalı. “A Weather-Based Forecasting System for the Solar Power Plants in the Konya Region”. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences, vol. 40, no. 1, Mar. 2022, pp. 144-9, https://izlik.org/JA63NK32EL.

Vancouver

1.Cankat Yavuz, Ahmet Reha Botsalı. A weather-based forecasting system for the solar power plants in the Konya region. SIGMA [Internet]. 2022 Mar. 1;40(1):144-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA63NK32EL