A Novel Ultra-Short-Term PV Power Forecasting Method Based on DBN-Based Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Model

Forecasting uncertainties limit the development of photovoltaic (PV) power generation. New forecasting technologies are urgently needed to improve the accuracy of power generation forecasting. In this paper, a novel ultra-short-term PV power forecasting method is proposed based on a deep belief network (DBN)-based Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy model. Firstly, the correlation analysis is used to filter redundant information. Furthermore, a T-S fuzzy model, which integrates fuzzy c-means (FCM) for the fuzzy division of input variables and DBN for fuzzy subsets forecasting, is developed. Finally, the proposed method is compared to a benchmark DBN method and the T-S fuzzy model in case studies. The numerical results show the feasibility and flexibility of the proposed ultra-short-term PV power forecasting approach.