Optimal design method for building energy systems using genetic algorithms

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1538-1544

  Ooka, Ryozo ^a   Komamura, Kazuhiko ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NOMURA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Buildings; Energy system; Genetic algorithms; Optimal design

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; DESIGN; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS;

BUILDING ENERGY SYSTEMS; COMPLEX ENERGY SYSTEMS; CORRECT SOLUTIONS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY SYSTEM; NON-LINEAR OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; OPERATIONAL PLANNING; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMAL DESIGN METHODS; OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION METHODS; OPTIMUM SOLUTIONS;

OPTIMIZATION;

BUILDING; DESIGN METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHM; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 60749123936     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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