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A hybrid photovoltaic power forecasting model is introduced, utilizing the black-winged kite optimization algorithm (BKA) method to optimize the number of decompositions and maximum number of iterations in variational mode decomposition (VMD), as well as the critical parameters in the BP neural network. Initially, SHAP (Shapley Additive exPlanations) analysis identifies the primary factors used to serve as inputs for the K-means++ clustering of similar days, with the dataset segmented into samples of analogous days to reduce the asymmetric stochasticity of PV generation. Subsequently, the highly correlated features and PV power across different weather scenarios are decomposed using VMD, and a BKA-BP neural network prediction model is developed for each subcomponent. Ultimately, the predicted values are reconstructed through superimposition to yield the final prediction outcomes. The simulation findings indicate that VMD-BKA-BP neural network ensemble prediction model significantly enhances the short-term prediction accuracy of photovoltaic power relative to alternative models. This prediction model can be used in the future to optimize power dispatch and improve grid stability.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym17050784","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,20]],"date-time":"2025-05-20T06:54:28Z","timestamp":1747724068000},"page":"784","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Short-Term Solar Photovoltaic Power Prediction Utilizing the VMD-BKA-BP Neural Network"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Yuanquan","family":"Sun","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Beihua University, Jilin 132021, China"}]},{"given":"Zhongli","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Beihua University, Jilin 132021, China"}]},{"given":"Jiahui","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Beihua University, Jilin 132021, China"}]},{"given":"Qiuhua","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Beihua University, Jilin 132021, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Yufei, W., Lu, S., and Hua, X. 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