Development of an artificial neural network model based thermal control logic for double skin envelopes in winter

Building and Environment

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 149-159

  Moon, Jin Woo ^a   Yoon, Sung Hoon ^b   Kim, Sooyoung ^c  

^a Hanbat National University   (South Korea)

^b Chongju University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Double skin envelope; Model optimization; Predictive and adaptive controls; Thermal environments

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK MODELS; CLIMATE CONDITION; CONTROL CYCLES; CONTROL LOGIC; DOUBLE SKIN; HEATING SYSTEM; INDOOR AIR TEMPERATURE; MODEL OPTIMIZATION; OPENING CONDITIONS; PREDICTION ACCURACY; THERMAL CONTROL; THERMAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; BUILDINGS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL VARIABLES CONTROL;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BUILDING; CONTROL SYSTEM; HEATING; INDOOR AIR; OPTIMIZATION; WINTER;

EID: 84872956981     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.12.010     Document Type: Article

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