The Short-Term Load Forecasting Using an Artificial Neural Network Approach with Periodic and Nonperiodic Factors: A Case Study of Tai'an, Shandong Province, China.

Journal: Computational intelligence and neuroscience
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Abstract

Accurate electricity load forecasting is an important prerequisite for stable electricity system operation. In this paper, it is found that daily and weekly variations are prominent by the power spectrum analysis of the historical loads collected hourly in Tai'an, Shandong Province, China. In addition, the influence of the extraneous variables is also very obvious. For example, the load dropped significantly for a long period of time during the Chinese Lunar Spring Festival. Therefore, an artificial neural network model is constructed with six periodic and three nonperiodic factors. The load from January 2016 to August 2018 was divided into two parts in the ratio of 9 : 1 as the training set and the test set, respectively. The experimental results indicate that the daily prediction model with selected factors can achieve higher forecasting accuracy.

Authors

  • Jiuyun Sun
    College of Mathematics and Systems Science, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China.
  • Huanhe Dong
    College of Mathematics and Systems Science, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China.
  • Ya Gao
    BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
  • Yong Fang
    College of Food Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics/Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China.
  • Yuan Kong
    Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, No. 100 Pingleiyuan, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.