Research Article

Comparison and Optimization of Neural Networks and Network Ensembles for Gap Filling of Wind Energy Data

Table 15

Summary of results for the modeled energy output of turbine WE 1 using 13 input variables from the site Olpe.

Destination variableInput variablesNetwork type and topologyRMSE (kWh)Correlation ( )


average instantaneous power (OL 1)
Minimum instantaneous power (OL 1)
Average wind direction (OL 1)
Maximum wind speed (OL 1)

Daily hours of operation (OL 2)
Minimum instantaneous power (OL 2)
Average instantaneous power (OL 2)
Maximum instantaneous power (OL 2)
Average wind speed (OL 2)

Average wind speed (OL 3)
Ensemble
2 × RBF (15-92-1)
(15-101-1)
4770.97
RBF (15-95-1) 494 0.97
RBF (15-93-1) 486 0.97