Illuminance-based slat angle selection model for automated control of split blinds

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 786-796

  Hu, Jia ^a   Olbina, Svetlana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network (ANN); Automated blind control; Daylighting; Split controlled blinds; Useful daylight illuminance (UDI)

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; AUTOMATED CONTROL; AUTOMATED SYSTEMS; BLIND CONTROL; DIRECT SOLAR RADIATION; ENERGYPLUS; FEED-FORWARD ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS; IN-BUILDINGS; INPUT VARIABLES; NEW APPROACHES; OUTPUT VARIABLES; PERCENTAGE ERROR; SELECTION MODEL; SPLIT-CONTROLLED BLINDS; SUN ANGLE; USEFUL DAYLIGHT ILLUMINANCE; VALIDATION RESULTS; VENETIAN BLIND;

AUTOMATION; DAYLIGHTING; ERRORS; NEURAL NETWORKS; RESEARCH; SENSORS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; AUTOMATION; BUILDING; CONTROL SYSTEM; LIGHT;

EID: 78649450618     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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