Cloud computing platform for real-time measurement and verification of energy performance

Applied Energy

Volumn 188, Issue , 2017, Pages 497-507

  Ke, Ming Tsun ^a   Yeh, Chia Hung ^a   Su, Cheng Jie ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cloud computing; Measurement and verification; Particle swarm optimization; Real time energy performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006745438     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.12.034     Document Type: Article

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