Sensor network proposal based on IoT for a prediction system of the power output from photovoltaic panels

To enable a larger use and integration of photovoltaic power plants to the power system, either as standalone power plants or as a part of big administration or newly build intelligent buildings, it is necessary to solve the question of their output prediction for different timescales. This paper proposes a sensor network based on IoT for a robust and complex short-time prediction system of the power output from photovoltaic panels. Proposed sensor network consists of different type of devices and its main task is to collect and store weather data from particular area for the purposes of power output prediction. One of device type is professional weather station, the others are the weather station based on Arduino and they are designated specially to meet our requirements.