A Pareto-based multi-objective optimization algorithm to design energy-efficient shading devices

Applied Energy

Volumn 184, Issue , 2016, Pages 1400-1410

  Khoroshiltseva, Marina ^a   Slanzi, Debora ^a,b   Poli, Irene ^a,b  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR LIVING TECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Harmony search; Multi objective optimization; Shading design; Thermal and lighting comfort

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BUILDINGS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HOUSING; LIGHTING; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION;

CLIMATE CONDITION; CONFLICTING OBJECTIVES; HARMONY SEARCH; LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION; PARETO BASED MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATIONS; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; THERMAL AND LIGHTING COMFORT; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BUILDING; DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EQUIPMENT; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MULTIOBJECTIVE PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL POWER;

MADRID [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 84998962536     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.05.015     Document Type: Article

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