Availability predictions of solar power plants using multiple regression and neural networks: an analytical study

Authors

  • Kanak Saini
    Department of Mathematics & Statistics Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur 303007, India
  • Monika Saini
    Department of Mathematics & Statistics Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur 303007, India
  • Ashish Kumar
    Department of Mathematics & Statistics Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur 303007, India
  • Dinesh Kumar Saini
    Department of IoT and Intelligent Systems Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur-303007, India 

Keywords:

Solar PV Power Plant, Artificial Neural Networks, Regression Model, Markovian Approach

Abstract

This analysis aims to develop an efficient mathematical model for prediction of the system availability of a solar photovoltaic power plant under the concept of redundancy and exponentially distributed random variables. For this objective, a stochastic model of the photovoltaic power plant is created with the help of the Markov birth-death technique. It is assumed that all the repairs are perfect and random variables statistically independent. The predictive techniques, namely regression analysis and artificial neural networks are used to predict the availability of the PV power plant in different experimental setups with the help of SPSS software. The impact of failure and repair rates on the availability of the PV power plant investigated. Experimental data used to calculate the Mean Absolute Error (MAE) and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of both predictive techniques. It is identified that the MAE and RMSE of the regression model are less in comparison to the ANN model. So, the regression model outperforms ANN in the performance prediction of PV power plants. The outcomes of this study may help design PV solar plants and plan maintenance strategies for solar PV power plants.

Dimensions

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Published

2025-05-01

How to Cite

Availability predictions of solar power plants using multiple regression and neural networks: an analytical study. (2025). Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences, 7(2), 2398. https://doi.org/10.46481/jnsps.2025.2398

Issue

Volume 7, Issue 2, May 2025

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Mathematics & Statistics
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Availability predictions of solar power plants using multiple regression and neural networks: an analytical study. (2025). Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences, 7(2), 2398. https://doi.org/10.46481/jnsps.2025.2398

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