microgrid.forecast.forecaster module

class microgrid.forecast.forecaster.Forecaster(database)

__init__(database)

A Forecaster object allows to generate forecast of any of the uncertain quantities referenced in the database.

Parameters:database – A Database object used for training the forecaster

forecast(column, dt_from, dt_to)

Forecast an uncertain quantity over a specified time range with a hourly resolution. Each time a forecast is asked, a new forecaster is trained using all previous values of the quantity until dt_from.

Parameters:

• column – Name of the series to forecast
• dt_from – A date_time object specifying the start of the prediction horizon
• dt_to – A date_time object specifying the end of the prediction horizon

Returns:

The forecast as a numpy array. The length of the array is equal to the number of hours between dt_from and dt_to, rounded down