Wind speed prediction over Malaysia using various machine learning models: potential renewable energy source
Modeling wind speed has a signi?cant impact on wind energy systems and has attracted attention from numerous researchers. The prediction of wind speed is considered a challenging task because of its natural nonlinear and random characteristics. Therefore, machine learning models have gained populari...
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my.uniten.dspace-271342023-05-29T17:40:01Z Wind speed prediction over Malaysia using various machine learning models: potential renewable energy source Hanoon M.S. Ahmed A.N. Kumar P. Razzaq A. Zaini N. Huang Y.F. Sherif M. Sefelnasr A. Chau K.W. El-Shafie A. 57266877500 57214837520 57206939156 57219410567 56905328500 55807263900 7005414714 6505592467 7202674661 16068189400 Modeling wind speed has a signi?cant impact on wind energy systems and has attracted attention from numerous researchers. The prediction of wind speed is considered a challenging task because of its natural nonlinear and random characteristics. Therefore, machine learning models have gained popularity in this field. In this paper, three machine learning approaches�Gaussian process regression (GPR), bagged regression trees (BTs) and support vector regression (SVR)�were applied for prediction of the weekly wind speed (maximum, mean, minimum) of the target station using other stations, which were specified as reference stations. Daily wind speed data, gathered via the Malaysian Meteorological Department at 14 measuring stations in Malaysia covering the period between 2000 and 2019, were used. The results showed that the average weekly wind speed had superior performance to the maximum and minimum wind speed prediction. In general, the GPR model could effectively predict the weekly wind speed of the target station using the measured data of other stations. Errors found in this model were within acceptable limits. The findings of this model were compared with the measured data, and only Kota Kinabalu station showed an unacceptable range of prediction. To investigate the prediction performance of the proposed model, two models were used as the comparison models: the BTs model and SVR model. Although the comparison of GPR with the BTs model at Kuching station showed slightly better performance for the BTs model in maximum and minimum wind speed prediction, the prediction outcomes of the other 13 stations showed better performance for the proposed GPR model. Moreover, the proposed model generated smaller prediction errors than the SVR model at all stations. � 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Final 2023-05-29T09:40:01Z 2023-05-29T09:40:01Z 2022 Article 10.1080/19942060.2022.2103588 2-s2.0-85136223863 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85136223863&doi=10.1080%2f19942060.2022.2103588&partnerID=40&md5=9407edef261647156c1c2963089c7697 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/27134 16 1 1673 1689 All Open Access, Gold Taylor and Francis Ltd. Scopus |
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Modeling wind speed has a signi?cant impact on wind energy systems and has attracted attention from numerous researchers. The prediction of wind speed is considered a challenging task because of its natural nonlinear and random characteristics. Therefore, machine learning models have gained popularity in this field. In this paper, three machine learning approaches�Gaussian process regression (GPR), bagged regression trees (BTs) and support vector regression (SVR)�were applied for prediction of the weekly wind speed (maximum, mean, minimum) of the target station using other stations, which were specified as reference stations. Daily wind speed data, gathered via the Malaysian Meteorological Department at 14 measuring stations in Malaysia covering the period between 2000 and 2019, were used. The results showed that the average weekly wind speed had superior performance to the maximum and minimum wind speed prediction. In general, the GPR model could effectively predict the weekly wind speed of the target station using the measured data of other stations. Errors found in this model were within acceptable limits. The findings of this model were compared with the measured data, and only Kota Kinabalu station showed an unacceptable range of prediction. To investigate the prediction performance of the proposed model, two models were used as the comparison models: the BTs model and SVR model. Although the comparison of GPR with the BTs model at Kuching station showed slightly better performance for the BTs model in maximum and minimum wind speed prediction, the prediction outcomes of the other 13 stations showed better performance for the proposed GPR model. Moreover, the proposed model generated smaller prediction errors than the SVR model at all stations. � 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. |
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Wind speed prediction over Malaysia using various machine learning models: potential renewable energy source |
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Wind speed prediction over Malaysia using various machine learning models: potential renewable energy source |
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Wind speed prediction over Malaysia using various machine learning models: potential renewable energy source |
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