Pattern Recognition and Ultra-Short-Term Probabilistic Forecasting of Power Fluctuating in Aggregated Distributed Photovoltaics Clusters

Abstract

The quantitative evaluation of the uncertainty in distributed photovoltaic power is significant for the safe and stable operation of distribution network. Considering the significant differences in power characteristics of different output fluctuation patterns, in order to obtain a prediction model suitable for different fluctuation patterns and to perform a refined assessment of power uncertainty, this paper proposes a method for pattern recognition and ultra-short-term probabilistic forecasting of power fluctuating in aggregated distributed photovoltaic clusters. First, the satellite cloud images and photovoltaic power data are integrated, and the pattern recognition model of fluctuation is constructed via the feature extraction of power fluctuation, realizing the mining of fluctuation rules. On this basis, the difference in predictability of different fluctuation patterns and the correlation between fluctuation patterns and prediction errors are considered via classification modeling, so that the width of prediction interval can better adapt to the characteristics of prediction error distribution. Thus, refined consideration of power uncertainty of different fluctuation patterns is realized to improve the precision of probabilistic prediction, provide more references for power grid dispatching, and weaken the influence of the strong volatility in distributed photovoltaic power on the power system.

Keywords

• distributed photovoltaic
• power forecasting
• deep learning
• pattern recognition
• probabilistic forecasting