Estimation of sky luminance in the tropics using artificial neural networks: Modeling and performance comparison with the CIE model

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 840-847

  Janjai, Serm ^a   Plaon, Piyanuch ^a  

^a SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; CIE model; Daylight; Modeling; Sky luminance; The tropics

Indexed keywords

BACKPROPAGATION; BACKPROPAGATION ALGORITHMS; COLOR CODES; DAYLIGHTING; LUMINANCE; MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; TROPICS;

ANN MODELING; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK MODELS; OVERCAST SKIES; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; SKY LUMINANCE; THAILAND;

DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS;

ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CLOUD; DATA SET; ESTIMATION METHOD; LUMINESCENCE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

SONGKHLA; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND;

EID: 78149357014     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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