Vision Transformer-Based Photovoltaic Prediction Model

Sensing the cloud movement information has always been a difficult problem in photovoltaic (PV) prediction. The information used by current PV prediction methods makes it challenging to accurately perceive cloud movements. The obstruction of the sun by clouds will lead to a significant decrease in actual PV power generation. The PV prediction network model cannot respond in time, resulting in a significant decrease in prediction accuracy. In order to overcome this problem, this paper develops a visual transformer model for PV prediction, in which the target PV sensor information and the surrounding PV sensor auxiliary information are used as input data. By using the auxiliary information of the surrounding PV sensors and the spatial location information, our model can sense the movement of the cloud in advance. The experimental results confirm the effectiveness and superiority of our model.