A hierarchical classification/regression algorithm for improving extreme wind speed events prediction

A novel method for prediction of the extreme wind speed events based on a Hierarchical Classification/Regression (HCR) approach is proposed. The idea is to improve the prediction skills of different Machine Learning approaches on extreme wind speed events, while preserving the prediction performance...

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Autores: Pérez Aracil, Jorge|||0000-0002-4456-9886, Salcedo Sanz, Sancho|||0000-0002-4048-1676, Peláez Rodríguez, César|||0000-0003-1260-8112, Dusân, Fister, Prieto Godino, Luis, Deo, Ravinesh C.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/64757
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/64757
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.11.042
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Wind speed extremes
Wind extremes prediction
Hierarchical classification/regression schemes
Wind energy
Machine learning
Energías Renovables/Energías Alternativas
Alternative energies
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Sumario:A novel method for prediction of the extreme wind speed events based on a Hierarchical Classification/Regression (HCR) approach is proposed. The idea is to improve the prediction skills of different Machine Learning approaches on extreme wind speed events, while preserving the prediction performance for steady events. The proposed HCR architecture rests on three distinctive levels: first, a data preprocessing level, where training data are divided into clusters and accordingly associated labels. At this point, balancing techniques are applied to increase the significance of clusters with poorly represented wind gusts data. At a second level of the architecture, the classification of each sample into the corresponding cluster is carried out. Finally, once we have determined the cluster a sample belongs to, the third level carries out the prediction of the wind speed value, by using the regression model associated with that particular cluster. The performance of the proposed HCR approach has been tested in a real database of hourly wind speed values in Spain, considering Reanalysis data as predictive variables. The results obtained have shown excellent prediction skill in the forecasting of extreme events, achieving a 96% extremes detection, while maintaining a reasonable performance in the non-extreme samples. The performance of the methods has also been assessed using forecast data (GFS) as predictors.