• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.1342-1348
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• 2015

The objective of this study is to propose a method to calculate prediction intervals for one-day-ahead hourly forecasts of photovoltaic power generation and to evaluate its performance. One year of data of two systems, representing contrasting examples of forecast’ accuracy, were used. The method is based on the maximum likelihood estimation, the similarity between the input data of future and past forecasts of photovoltaic power, and on an assumption about the distribution of the error of the forecasts. Two assumptions for the forecast error distribution were evaluated, a Laplacian and a Gaussian distribution assumption. The results show that the proposed method models well the photovoltaic power forecast error when the Laplacian distribution is used. For both systems and intervals calculated with 4 confidence levels, the intervals contained the true photovoltaic power generation in the amount near to the expected one.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.1504-1514
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• 2018

The objective of this study is to compare the suitability of a non-parametric and 3 parametric distributions in the characterization of prediction intervals of photovoltaic power forecasts with high confidence levels. The prediction intervals of the forecasts are calculated using a method based on recent past data similar to the target forecast input data, and on a distribution assumption for the forecast error. To compare the suitability of the distributions, prediction intervals were calculated using the proposed method and each of the 4 distributions. The calculations were done for one year of day-ahead forecasts of hourly power generation of 432 PV systems. The systems have different sizes and specifications, and are installed in different locations in Japan. The results show that, in general, the non-parametric distribution assumption for the forecast error yielded the best prediction intervals. For example, with a confidence level of 85% the use of the non-parametric distribution assumption yielded a median annual forecast error coverage of 86.9%. This result was close to the one obtained with the Laplacian distribution assumption (87.8% of coverage for the same confidence level). Contrasting with that, using a Gaussian and Hyperbolic distributions yielded median annual forecast error coverage of 89.5% and 90.5%.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.67-83
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• 1997

The utility of learning techniques in investment analysis has been demonstrated in many areas, ranging from forecasting individual stocks to entire market indexes. To date, however, the application of artificial intelligence to financial forecasting has focused largely on short predictive horizons. Usually the forecast window is a single period ahead; if the input data involve daily observations, the forecast is for one day ahead; if monthly observations, then a month ahead; and so on. Thus far little work has been conducted on the efficacy of long-term prediction involving multiperiod forecasting. This paper examines the impact of alternative procedures for extended prediction using knowledge discovery techniques. One dimension in the study involves temporal granularity: a single jump from the present period to the end of the forecast window versus a web of short-term forecasts involving a sequence of single-period predictions. Another parameter relates to the numerosity of input variables: a technical approach involving only lagged observations of the target variable versus a fundamental approach involving multiple variables. The dual possibilities along each of the granularity and numerosity dimensions entail a total of 4 models. These models are first evaluated using neural networks, then compared against a multi-input jump model using case based reasoning. The computational models are examined in the context of forecasting the S&P 500 index.

• KIEE International Transactions on Power Engineering
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• 제4A권3호
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• pp.159-166
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• 2004

Forecasting prices in electricity markets is critical for consumers and producers in planning their operations and managing their price risk. We utilize the generalized autoregressive conditionally heteroskedastic (GARCH) method to forecast the electricity prices in two regions of New York： New York City and Central New York State. We contrast the one-day forecasts of the GARCH against techniques such as dynamic regression, transfer function models, and exponential smoothing. We also examine the effect on our forecasting of omitting some of the extreme values in the electricity prices. We show that accounting for the extreme values and the heteroskedactic variance in the electricity price time-series can significantly improve the accuracy of the forecasting. Additionally, we document the higher volatility in New York City electricity prices. Differences in volatility between regions are important in the pricing of electricity options and for analyzing market performance.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2021년도 학술발표회
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• pp.131-131
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• 2021

Deep learning models, especially those based on long short-term memory (LSTM), have presented their superiority in addressing time series data issues recently. This study aims to comprehensively evaluate the performance of deep learning models that belong to the supervised learning category in streamflow prediction. Therefore, six deep learning models-standard LSTM, standard gated recurrent unit (GRU), stacked LSTM, bidirectional LSTM (BiLSTM), feed-forward neural network (FFNN), and convolutional neural network (CNN) models-were of interest in this study. The Red River system, one of the largest river basins in Vietnam, was adopted as a case study. In addition, deep learning models were designed to forecast flowrate for one- and two-day ahead at Son Tay hydrological station on the Red River using a series of observed flowrate data at seven hydrological stations on three major river branches of the Red River system-Thao River, Da River, and Lo River-as the input data for training, validation, and testing. The comparison results have indicated that the four LSTM-based models exhibit significantly better performance and maintain stability than the FFNN and CNN models. Moreover, LSTM-based models may reach impressive predictions even in the presence of upstream reservoirs and dams. In the case of the stacked LSTM and BiLSTM models, the complexity of these models is not accompanied by performance improvement because their respective performance is not higher than the two standard models (LSTM and GRU). As a result, we realized that in the context of hydrological forecasting problems, simple architectural models such as LSTM and GRU (with one hidden layer) are sufficient to produce highly reliable forecasts while minimizing computation time because of the sequential data nature.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제26권10호
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• pp.1167-1180
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• 2017

Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models such as the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model are essential for forecasting one-day-ahead solar irradiance. In order to evaluate the performance of the WRF in forecasting solar irradiance over the Korean Peninsula, we compared WRF prediction data from 2008 to 2010 corresponding to weather observation data (OBS) from the Korean Meteorological Administration (KMA). The WRF model showed poor performance at polluted regions such as Seoul and Suwon where the relative Root Mean Square Error (rRMSE) is over 30%. Predictions by the WRF model alone had a large amount of potential error because of the lack of actual aerosol radiative feedbacks. For the purpose of reducing this error induced by atmospheric particles, i.e., aerosols, the WRF model was coupled with the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model. The coupled system makes it possible to estimate the radiative feedbacks of aerosols on the solar irradiance. As a result, the solar irradiance estimated by the coupled system showed a strong dependence on both the aerosol spatial distributions and the associated optical properties. In the NF (No Feedback) case, which refers to the WRF-only stimulated system without aerosol feedbacks, the GHI was overestimated by $50-200W\;m^{-2}$ compared with OBS derived values at each site. In the YF (Yes Feedback) case, in contrast, which refers to the WRF-CMAQ two-way coupled system, the rRMSE was significantly improved by 3.1-3.7% at Suwon and Seoul where the Particulate Matter (PM) concentrations, specifically, those related to the $PM_{10}$ size fraction, were over $100{\mu}g\;m^{-3}$. Thus, the coupled system showed promise for acquiring more accurate solar irradiance forecasts.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.113-125
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• 2019

With the opening of the small power brokerage business market in December 2018, the small power trading market has started in Korea. Operators must submit the day-ahead estimates of power output and receive incentives based on its accuracy. Therefore, the accuracy of power generation forecasts is directly affects profits of the operators. The forecasting process for power generation can be divided into two procedure. The first is to forecast solar irradiation and the second is to transform forecasted solar irradiation into power generation. There are two methods for transformation. One is to simulate with physical model, and another is to use regression model. In this study, we found the best-fit regression model by analyzing hourly data of PV output and solar irradiation data during three years for 242 PV plants in Korea. The best model was not a linear model, but a sigmoidal model and specifically a Gompertz model. The combined linear regression and Gompertz curve was proposed because a the curve has non-zero y-intercept. As the result, R² and RMSE between observed data and the curve was significantly reduced.

• 국제지역연구
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.62-84
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• 2010

본 논문은 중국, 홍콩, 대만 주식시장들 사이의 동태적 상호의존성을 연구한다. 이를 위하여 아시아 금융위기가 그러한 상호의존성의 구조전환점인지를 검토하고, 이를 아시아 금융위기를 기준으로 세 가지 분석기간을 설정하여 수익률과 변동성의 정보전이효과를 분석한다. 전체기간을 대상으로 한 실증분석 결과 세 시장 수익률 평균과 비대칭 변동성 사이에 정보전이효과가 유의하게 존재한다는 증거가 발견되었다. 이는 세 시장 간에 정보전이와 비대칭적 변동성이 존재한다는 것을 암시한다. 또 수익률 평균과 비대칭 변동성 사이에 존재하는 정보전이효과의 크기가 금융위기 이후 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 사실은 아시아 금융위기 이후 중국, 홍콩, 대만 주식시장의 통합이 더 강화된 것을 의미한다. 특히 변동성 정보전이효과의 비대칭성이 금융위기 이후 더 심화된 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 사실은 긍정적 충격보다 부정적 충격이 대중국 주식시장 변동성에 미치는 영향이 금융위기 이후 더 심화된 것을 의미한다. 결론적으로 아시아 금융위기가 중국, 홍콩, 대만 주식시장의 정보전이와 비대칭성을 심화시킨 것으로 판단된다.

• 국제지역연구
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.25-40
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• 2010

변동성을 정확하게 예측하는 것은 금융시장의 변동성 연구에 있어 특히 포트폴리오선택, 옵션가격결정, 위험관리와 관련하여 매우 흥미로운 연구주제이다. 왜냐하면 변동성은 시장의 위험을 의미하기 때문이다. 이 논문은 세 가지 변동성 모형(GARCH, IGARCH, FIGARCH)을 이용하여 호주 주가지수선물시장의 일일후 변동성을 예측하고 각 모형의 예측력을 비교 분석하였다.특히 호주 주가지수선물 변동성에 존재하는 장기기억 특성에 초점을 맞추고 실증분석하였다. 실증분석 결과 FIGARCH 모형이 GARCH 모형이나 IGARCH 모형보다 호주 주가지수선물시장의 장기기억 특성을 더 잘 포착한다는 것을 발견하였다. 또 세 모형 중 FIGARCH 모형을 이용할 경우 일일후 변동성 예측의 성과가 가장 우수하다는 것도 발견하였다. 이는 호주 주가지수선물 변동성에 장기기억이 존재하는 것을 의미하고, 변동성의 특징을 명시적으로 고려하는 FIGARCH 모형이 장기기억을 고려하지 않는 다른 모형들보다 예측성과 측면에서 더 우수하다는 것을 의미한다. 따라서 호주 주가지수선물시장의 장기기억 변동성을 예측하는 데는 FIGARCH 모형이 가장 유용한 것으로 나타났다.