cs.LGApr 13, 2026

Thermodynamic Liquid Manifold Networks: Physics-Bounded Deep Learning for Solar Forecasting in Autonomous Off-Grid Microgrids

Authors: Mohammed Ezzaldin Babiker Abdullah

Organizations: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Sciences Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman, Sudan

Abstract

The stable operation of autonomous off-grid photovoltaic systems requires solar forecasting algorithms that respect atmospheric thermodynamics. Contemporary deep learning models consistently exhibit critical anomalies, primarily severe temporal phase lags during cloud transients and physically impossible nocturnal power generation. To resolve this divergence between data-driven modeling and deterministic celestial mechanics, this research introduces the Thermodynamic Liquid Manifold Network. The methodology projects 22 meteorological and geometric variables into a Koopman-linearized Riemannian manifold to systematically map complex climatic dynamics. The architecture integrates a Spectral Calibration unit and a multiplicative Thermodynamic Alpha-Gate. This system synthesizes real-time atmospheric opacity with theoretical clear-sky boundary models, structurally enforcing strict celestial geometry compliance. This completely neutralizes phantom nocturnal generation while maintaining zero-lag synchronization during rapid weather shifts. Validated against a rigorous five-year testing horizon in a severe semi-arid climate, the framework achieves an RMSE of 18.31 Wh/m2 and a Pearson correlation of 0.988. The model strictly maintains a zero-magnitude nocturnal error across all 1826 testing days and exhibits a sub-30-minute phase response during high-frequency optical transients. Comprising exactly 63,458 trainable parameters, this ultra-lightweight design establishes a robust, thermodynamically consistent standard for edge-deployable microgrid controllers.

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