PV Hourly Generation Modeling

Itron continues to host its popular free webinars on a range of forecasting topics and has consistently conducted over 100 engaging webinars over the last two decades. Itron is always at the forefront of the energy forecasting field. We help our customers around the world understand the complexities of energy forecasting and share our perspective on the latest forecasting issues and solutions. Take advantage of Itron’s expertise and experience to gain insightful knowledge and help you to improve your forecasts. The first brown bag of the year will be on PV Hourly Generation Modeling.

A variety of factors impact hourly photovoltaic (PV) generation output. Engineering models like PV Watts approximate solar array output based on the orientation and angle of the array, irradiation, temperature and wind speed. Direct metering of PV generates provides measured data that reflect these same factors. In this brown bag, we will explore the direct influences of each factor and the interactions among these factors. The result is an hourly model that can be used to explain historical variations in hourly generation output and to forecast hourly profile scenarios based on an hourly weather scenario.