Prediction Performance of an Artificial Neural Network Model for the Amount of Cooling Energy Consumption in Hotel Rooms

Jin Woo Moon, Sung Kwon Jung, Yong Oh Lee and Sangsun Choi
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Jin Woo Moon: Department of Building & Plant Engineering, Hanbat National University, Daejeon 305-719, Korea
Sung Kwon Jung: Department of Architectural Engineering, Dankook University, Yongin-si 448-701, Korea
Yong Oh Lee: Digital Media & Communications Research & Design Center, Samsung Electronic, Suwon-si 443-742, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Sangsun Choi: Digital Media & Communications Research & Design Center, Samsung Electronic, Suwon-si 443-742, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Energies, 2015, vol. 8, issue 8, 1-18

Abstract: This study was conducted to develop an artificial neural network (ANN)-based prediction model that can calculate the amount of cooling energy during the setback period of accommodation buildings. By comparing the amount of energy needed for diverse setback temperatures, the most energy-efficient optimal setback temperature could be found and applied in the thermal control logic. Three major processes that used the numerical simulation method were conducted for the development and optimization of an ANN model and for the testing of its prediction performance, respectively. First, the structure and learning method of the initial ANN model was determined to predict the amount of cooling energy consumption during the setback period. Then, the initial structure and learning methods of the ANN model were optimized using parametrical analysis to compare its prediction accuracy levels. Finally, the performance tests of the optimized model proved its prediction accuracy with the lower coefficient of variation of the root mean square errors (CVRMSEs) of the simulated results and the predicted results under generally accepted levels. In conclusion, the proposed ANN model proved its potential to be applied to the thermal control logic for setting up the most energy-efficient setback temperature.

Keywords: setback temperature; cooling energy consumption; artificial neural network; predictive and adaptive controls; accommodation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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