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In this study, we propose a new hybrid machine-learning algorithm called artificial multi-neural approach, for developing a multi-input single-output (MISO) model to estimate the hourly global solar radiation (HGSR) time series in Agdal site (latitude 31° 37′ N, longitude 08° 01′ W, elevation 466 m), Marrakesh, Morocco. To achieve this goal, three training algorithms (scaled conjugate gradient, Levenberg-Marquardt, and resilient backpropagation) are selected to train the developed model, using some accessible hourly meteorological variables recorded during 7 years (from 2008 to 2014) as exogenous inputs. Furthermore, a pertinence determination test (PDT) is used to point out the most pertinent inputs for the accurate HGSR estimation. The best configuration of the multi-neural model includes five known input parameters as the best scenario, i.e., acquisition hour, air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and precipitation. Some statistical indicators are used to evaluate the performance of the developed model. The obtained results demonstrate the reliability and the precision of our proposed machine-learning algorithm, representing a good solution for estimating solar radiation time series needed to design and manage solar energy systems compared to the present standards.
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The meteorological database used for this study was funded by the joint international laboratory “Remote Sensing of Water Resources in Semi-Arid Mediterranean Areas.”
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List of ANN parameters:
- ωij:
Input-first hidden layer weights
- ωjl:
First hidden-second hidden layer weights
- ωlk:
Second hidden-output layer weights
- θ1, j:
First hidden layer biases
- θ2, l:
Second hidden layer biases
- θ3, k:
Output layer biases
- xi:
ANN inputs
- y1, j:
First hidden layer outputs
- y2, l:
Second hidden layer outputs
- Ok:
ANN outputs
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Jallal, M.A., Chabaa, S. & Zeroual, A. A new artificial multi-neural approach to estimate the hourly global solar radiation in a semi-arid climate site. Theor Appl Climatol 139, 1261–1276 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-019-03033-1
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