An Approach for Data Treatment of Solar Photovoltaic Generation

Autor: A.C.G. Melo, José Francisco Moreira Pessanha, Djalma M. Falcão, Roberto Caldas
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: IEEE Latin America Transactions. 18:1563-1571
ISSN: 1548-0992
Popis: A good solar power photovoltaic generation forecast depends on good quality time series data from measurements of Global Horizontal Irradiance and Solar Power Generation. However, measurement system failures and errors in data handling can corrupt data records with gaps and outliers that undermine forecasting accuracy. Therefore, it is important that the fitting of solar energy prediction models must be preceded by a data analysis in order to detect and correct measurement errors. Given that Global Horizontal Irradiance and Solar Power Generation are correlated variables, this paper aims to present the main characteristics of an offline approach developed for the joint treatment of hourly data values of both variables in a photovoltaic plant. In the proposed methodology, the measurements of Global Horizontal Irradiance and Solar Power Generation are analyzed by using reanalysis data and statistical and data mining techniques for the correction of outliers and the filling of data gaps. The application of the approach is illustrated by the analysis of measurements from a real solar PV system.
Databáze: OpenAIRE