Identifying the ideal topology of simple models to represent dwellings

P. Ramallo González Alfonso; Matthew Brown; David A. Coley

Identifying the ideal topology of simple models to represent dwellings

P. Ramallo González Alfonso, Matthew Brown, David A. Coley

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Abstract

This paper sows the application of inverse modelling to eight real dwellings in the city of Exeter, UK. The modelling has been centred on the heating system of the house but the envelope has also been included in some of the models. The results show that finding one model topology that would work for all houses is rather difficult. Instead, it has been seen that the fitting is highly case dependent. We have evaluated the functionality of the models by calculating gas use from internal, radiator and external temperature in one of the houses and for one of the models the error of this estimation was less than +/-3% although the model failed the statistical tests on the residuals. The results show that inverse modelling can be a powerful tool and seems to be of great value for researchers and professionals.

Original language	English
Pages	688-695
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - 9 Dec 2015
Event	14th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association, BS 2015 - Hyderabad, India Duration: 7 Dec 2015 → 9 Dec 2015

Conference

Conference	14th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association, BS 2015
Country/Territory	India
City	Hyderabad
Period	7/12/15 → 9/12/15

Funding

The authors would like to thank the Exeter City Council for their help on the project. This research has been performed in the project ENLITEN (Energy literacy through an intelligent home energy advisor) funded by the EPSRC (EP/K002724/1).

Funders	Funder number
Exeter City Council
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council	EP/K002724/1
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science Applications
Architecture
Modelling and Simulation
Building and Construction

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