Short-term photovoltaic power prediction based on fractional Levy stable motion

Accurate prediction of photovoltaic (PV) power generation is the key to daily dispatch management and safe and stable grid operation. In order to improve the accuracy of the prediction, a finite iterative PV power prediction model with long range dependence (LRD) characteristics was developed using fractional Lévy stable motion (fLsm) and applied to a real dataset collected in the DKASC photovoltaic system in Alice Springs, Australia. The LRD prediction model considers the influence of current and past trends in the stochastic series on the future trends. Firstly, the calculation of the maximum steps prediction was introduced based on the maximum Lyapunov. The maximum prediction steps could provide the prediction steps for subsequent prediction models. Secondly, the order stochastic differential equation (FSDE) which describes the fLsm can be obtained. The parameters of the FSDE were estimated by using a novel characteristic function method. The PV power forecasting model with the LRD characteristics was obtained by discretization of FSDE. By comparing statistical performance indicators such as root max error, mean square error with Conv-LSTM, BiLSTM, and GA-LSTM models, the performance of the proposed fLsm model has been demonstrated. The proposed methods can provide better theoretical support for the stable and safe operation of PV grid connection. They have high reference value for grid dispatching department.