RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Artificial neural networks for short-term load forecasting in microgrids environment A1 Hernández Callejo, Luis A1 Baladrón García, Carlos A1 Aguiar Pérez, Javier Manuel A1 Carro Martínez, Belén A1 Sánchez Esguevillas, Antonio Javier A1 Lloret, Jaime K1 Artificial neural network K1 Short-term load forecasting K1 Microgrid K1 Pattern recognition K1 Self-organizing map K1 k-Means algorithm K1 3306 Ingeniería y Tecnología Eléctricas AB The adaptation of energy production to demand has been traditionally very important for utilities in order to optimize resource consumption. This is especially true also in microgrids where many intelligent elements have to adapt their behaviour depending on the future generation and consumption conditions. However, traditional forecasting has been performed only for extremely large areas, such as nations and regions. This work aims at presenting a solution for short-term load forecasting (STLF) in microgrids, based on a three-stage architecture which starts with pattern recognition by a self-organizing map (SOM), a clustering of the previous partition via k-means algorithm, and finally demand forecasting for each cluster with a multilayer perceptron. Model validation was performed with data from a microgrid-sized environment provided by the Spanish company Iberdrola. PB Elsevier SN 0360-5442 YR 2014 FD 2014 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/70424 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/70424 LA eng NO Energy, October 2014, vol. 75, p. 252-264. NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 22-dic-2024