Parameter estimation in buildings: Methods for dynamic analysis of measured energy use

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 52-66

  Rabl, A ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING - CONTROL SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL METHODS - REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AUTOREGRESSIVE MOVING AVERAGE; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; MODAL ANALYSIS;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 0023960364     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3268237     Document Type: Article

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