Realistic user behavior modeling for energy saving in residential buildings
Authors |
Jorge Martínez Gil Georgios C. Chasparis Bernhard Freudenthaler Thomas Natschläger |
Editors |
F. Morvan R. Wagner A. M. Tjoa |
Title | Realistic user behavior modeling for energy saving in residential buildings |
Booktitle | Proceedings of the 25th International Workshop on Database and Expert Systems Applications - DEXA 2014 |
Type | in proceedings |
Publisher | CPS |
ISBN | 978-1-4799-5722-4 |
Month | September |
Year | 2014 |
Pages | 121-125 |
Abstract | Due to the high costs of live research, performance simulation has become a widely accepted method of assessment for the quality of proposed solutions in this field. Additionally, being able to simulate the behavior of the future occupants of a residential building can be very useful since it can support both design-time and run-time decisions leading to reduced energy consumption through, e.g., the design of model predictive controllers that incorporate user behavior predictions. In this work, we provide a framework for simulating user behavior in residential buildings. In fact, we are interested in how to deal with all user behavior aspects so that these computer simulations can provide a realistic framework for testing alternative policies for energy saving. |