Bio-inspired aging model particle swarm optimization neural network training for solar radiation forecasting

Abstract

This paper deals with a novel training algorithm for a neural network architecture applied to solar radiation time series prediction. The proposed training algorithm is based in a novel bio-inspired aging model-particle swarm optimization (BAM-PSO). The BAM-PSO based algorithm is employed to update the synaptic weights of the neural network. The size of the regression vector is determined by means of the Cao methodology. The proposed structure captures efficiently the complex nature of the solar radiation time series. The proposed model is trained and tested using real data values for solar radiation.