A pattern-based automated approach to building energy model calibration

Applied Energy

Volumn 165, Issue , 2016, Pages 214-224

  Sun, Kaiyu ^a   Hong, Tianzhen ^a   Taylor Lange, Sarah C ^a   Piette, Mary Ann ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Building simulation; Energy use pattern; EnergyPlus; Model calibration; Pattern recognition

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BUILDINGS; COMPUTER CIRCUITS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; RECONFIGURABLE HARDWARE; TUNING;

BUILDING SIMULATION; CALIBRATION METHODOLOGIES; CALIBRATION PARAMETERS; ENERGY USE PATTERNS; ENERGYPLUS; MODEL CALIBRATION; PATTERN IDENTIFICATION; TRADITIONAL CALIBRATION;

PATTERN RECOGNITION;

ALGORITHM; AUTOMATION; BUILDING; CALIBRATION; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY USE; ERROR ANALYSIS; MODEL VALIDATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION;

EID: 84952667803     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.12.026     Document Type: Article

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