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Existing prediction methods face challenges of missing data, noise interference, and insufficient accuracy. (2) Methods: This study proposes a single-step hybrid neural network model integrating Temporal Convolutional Network (TCN), Temporal Shift Transformer (TST), and Bidirectional Gated Recurrent Unit (BiGRU) to achieve high-precision 15-minute-ahead PV power prediction, with a design aligned with symmetry principles. Data preprocessing uses Variational Mode Decomposition (VMD) and random forest interpolation to suppress noise and repair missing values. A symmetric parallel dual-branch feature extraction module is built: TCN-TST extracts local dynamics and long-term dependencies, while BiGRU captures global features. This symmetric structure matches the intra-day periodic symmetry of PV power (e.g., symmetric irradiance patterns around noon) and avoids bias from single-branch models. Tensor concatenation and an adaptive attention mechanism realize feature fusion and dynamic weighted output. (3) Results: Experiments on real data from a Xinjiang PV power station, with hyperparameter optimization (BiGRU units, activation function, TCN kernels, TST parameters), show that the model outperforms comparative models in MAE and R2\u2014e.g., the MAE is 26.53% and 18.41% lower than that of TCN and Transforme. (4) Conclusions: The proposed method achieves a balance between accuracy and computational efficiency. 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