 An artificial neural network (ANN) expert system enhanced with the electromagnetism-based firefly algorithm (EFA) for predicting the energy consumption in buildingsDac-Khuong Bui, Tuan Ngoc Nguyen, Tuan Duc Ngo and H. Nguyen-Xuan Energy, 2020, vol. 190, issue C Abstract: In this study, a new hybrid model, namely the Electromagnetism-based Firefly Algorithm - Artificial Neural Network (EFA-ANN), is proposed to forecast the energy consumption in buildings. The model is applied to evaluate the heating load (HL) and cooling load (CL) using two given datasets. Each dataset was obtained by monitoring the effect of the façade system and dimensions of the building, respectively, on energy consumption. The performance of EFA-ANN is validated by comparing the obtained results with other methods. It is shown that EFA-ANN provides a faster and more accurate prediction of HL and CL. A sensitivity analysis is performed to identify the impact of each input on the energy performance of the building. From the results of this study, it is evident that EFA-ANN can assist civil engineers and construction managers in the early designs of energy-efficient buildings. Keywords: Electromagnetism-based firefly algorithm; Artificial neural network; Machine learning; Energy consumption (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:energy:v:190:y:2020:i:c:s0360544219320651 DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.116370 Access Statistics for this article Energy is currently edited by Henrik Lund and Mark J. Kaiser More articles in Energy from Elsevier |
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