Bootstrapped Ensemble of Artificial Neural Networks Technique for Quantifying Uncertainty in Prediction of Wind Energy Production

Sameer Al-Dahidi, Piero Baraldi, Enrico Zio and Lorenzo Montelatici
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Sameer Al-Dahidi: Department of Mechanical and Maintenance Engineering, School of Applied Technical Sciences, German Jordanian University, Amman 11180, Jordan
Piero Baraldi: Energy Department, Politecnico di Milano, Via La Masa 34, 20156 Milan, Italy
Enrico Zio: Energy Department, Politecnico di Milano, Via La Masa 34, 20156 Milan, Italy
Lorenzo Montelatici: Research Development and Innovation, Edison Spa, Foro Buonaparte 31, 20121 Milan, Italy

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-19

Abstract: The accurate prediction of wind energy production is crucial for an affordable and reliable power supply to consumers. Prediction models are used as decision-aid tools for electric grid operators to dynamically balance the energy production provided by a pool of diverse sources in the energy mix. However, different sources of uncertainty affect the predictions, providing the decision-makers with non-accurate and possibly misleading information for grid operation. In this regard, this work aims to quantify the possible sources of uncertainty that affect the predictions of wind energy production provided by an ensemble of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models. The proposed Bootstrap (BS) technique for uncertainty quantification relies on estimating Prediction Intervals (PIs) for a predefined confidence level. The capability of the proposed BS technique is verified, considering a 34 MW wind plant located in Italy. The obtained results show that the BS technique provides a more satisfactory quantification of the uncertainty of wind energy predictions than that of a technique adopted by the wind plant owner and the Mean-Variance Estimation (MVE) technique of literature. The PIs obtained by the BS technique are also analyzed in terms of different weather conditions experienced by the wind plant and time horizons of prediction.

Keywords: wind energy; prediction; ensemble; artificial neural networks; uncertainty quantification; prediction intervals; bootstrap (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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