An energy signal tool for decision support in building energy systems

Applied Energy

Volumn 138, Issue , 2015, Pages 51-70

  Henze, Gregor P ^a,b   Pavlak, Gregory S ^a   Florita, Anthony R ^a   Dodier, Robert H ^c   Hirsch, Adam I ^b  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c 1325 NE Going Street ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian updating; Decision support; Operational building energy modeling

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN UPDATING; BUILDING ENERGY MODEL; BUILDING ENERGY USE; BUILDING LEVELS; DECISION SUPPORTS; LUMPED PARAMETER MODELING; MODEL PARAMETERS; SIMULATION STUDIES;

BUILDING SIGNAL SYSTEMS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COST; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENERGY USE; SIGNAL; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84909957432     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.10.029     Document Type: Article

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