Optimal simplified thermal models of building envelope based on frequency domain regression using genetic algorithm

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 525-536

  Xu, Xinhua ^a   Wang, Shengwei ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Frequency domain regression; Genetic algorithm; Parameter optimization; Simplified thermal model

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

FREQUENCY DOMAIN REGRESSION; PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION; SIMPLIFIED THERMAL MODEL;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 33847621652     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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