Calibration of a building energy model considering parametric uncertainty

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 118, Issue PART 2, 2012, Pages 189-196

  O'Neill, Zheng ^a   Bailey, Trevor ^a   Eisenhower, Bryan ^b   Fonoberov, Vladimir ^c  

^a UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Aimdyn Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; HEATING; REFRIGERATION; VENTILATION;

BUILDING ENERGY MODEL; CALIBRATION AND VERIFICATION; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; MODEL CALIBRATION; MODEL VERIFICATION; PARAMETRIC UNCERTAINTIES; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; SIMULATION PROGRAM;

OFFICE BUILDINGS;

EID: 84872050958     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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