Comparison and Explanation of Forecasting Algorithms for Energy Time Series

In this work, energy time series forecasting competitions from the Schneider Company, the Kaggle Online platform, and the American society ASHRAE were considered. These competitions include power generation and building energy consumption forecasts. The datasets used in these competitions are based...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2fe302a156b44f2b864533cda3e588c22021-11-11T18:19:51ZComparison and Explanation of Forecasting Algorithms for Energy Time Series10.3390/math92127942227-7390https://doaj.org/article/2fe302a156b44f2b864533cda3e588c22021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/9/21/2794https://doaj.org/toc/2227-7390In this work, energy time series forecasting competitions from the Schneider Company, the Kaggle Online platform, and the American society ASHRAE were considered. These competitions include power generation and building energy consumption forecasts. The datasets used in these competitions are based on reliable and real sensor records. In addition, exogenous variables are accurately added to the dataset. All of these ensure the richness of the information contained in the dataset, which is crucial for energy management. Therefore, (1) We choose to study forecast models suitable for energy management on these energy datasets; (2) Forecast models including popular algorithm structures such as neural network models and ensemble models. In addition, as an innovation, we introduce the Explainable AI method (SHAP) to explain models with excellent performance indicators, thereby strengthening its trust and transparency; (3) The results show that the performance of the integrated model in these competitions is more stable and efficient, and in the integrated model, the advantages of LightGBM are more obvious; (4) Through the interpretation of SHAP, we found that the lagging characteristics of the building area and target variables are important features.Yuyi ZhangRuimin MaJing LiuXiuxiu LiuOvanes PetrosianKirill KrinkinMDPI AGarticletime series forecastingensemble modelneural networkexplainable AIMathematicsQA1-939ENMathematics, Vol 9, Iss 2794, p 2794 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic time series forecasting
ensemble model
neural network
explainable AI
Mathematics
QA1-939
spellingShingle time series forecasting
ensemble model
neural network
explainable AI
Mathematics
QA1-939
Yuyi Zhang
Ruimin Ma
Jing Liu
Xiuxiu Liu
Ovanes Petrosian
Kirill Krinkin
Comparison and Explanation of Forecasting Algorithms for Energy Time Series
description In this work, energy time series forecasting competitions from the Schneider Company, the Kaggle Online platform, and the American society ASHRAE were considered. These competitions include power generation and building energy consumption forecasts. The datasets used in these competitions are based on reliable and real sensor records. In addition, exogenous variables are accurately added to the dataset. All of these ensure the richness of the information contained in the dataset, which is crucial for energy management. Therefore, (1) We choose to study forecast models suitable for energy management on these energy datasets; (2) Forecast models including popular algorithm structures such as neural network models and ensemble models. In addition, as an innovation, we introduce the Explainable AI method (SHAP) to explain models with excellent performance indicators, thereby strengthening its trust and transparency; (3) The results show that the performance of the integrated model in these competitions is more stable and efficient, and in the integrated model, the advantages of LightGBM are more obvious; (4) Through the interpretation of SHAP, we found that the lagging characteristics of the building area and target variables are important features.
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author Yuyi Zhang
Ruimin Ma
Jing Liu
Xiuxiu Liu
Ovanes Petrosian
Kirill Krinkin
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title Comparison and Explanation of Forecasting Algorithms for Energy Time Series
title_short Comparison and Explanation of Forecasting Algorithms for Energy Time Series
title_full Comparison and Explanation of Forecasting Algorithms for Energy Time Series
title_fullStr Comparison and Explanation of Forecasting Algorithms for Energy Time Series
title_full_unstemmed Comparison and Explanation of Forecasting Algorithms for Energy Time Series
title_sort comparison and explanation of forecasting algorithms for energy time series
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