Renewable energy system optimization of low/zero energy buildings using single-objective and multi-objective optimization methods

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 89, Issue , 2015, Pages 61-75

  Lu, Yuehong ^a   Wang, Shengwei ^a   Zhao, Yang ^a   Yan, Chengchu ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Genetic; Low energy building; Multi objectives optimization; NSGA II; Renewable energy system; Single objective optimization; Zero energy building

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDINGS; DESIGN; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

GENETIC; LOW ENERGY BUILDINGS; MULTI-OBJECTIVES OPTIMIZATION; NSGA-II; RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS; SINGLE OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; ZERO ENERGY BUILDING (ZEB);

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84920715999     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.12.032     Document Type: Article

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