A genetic algorithm applied to the validation of building thermal models

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 858-866

  Lauret, Philippe ^a   Boyer, Harry ^a   Riviere, Carine ^a   Bastide, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

Building thermal model; Genetic algorithms; Model validation; Nodal model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BUILDING THERMAL MODELS; MODEL VALIDATION; NODAL MODELS; STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATION;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 18844458091     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2004.11.006     Document Type: Article

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