Conference Paper

Proceedings of Building Simulation 2013: 13th Conference of IBPSA

Gaussian Process Emulator For Optimal Operation Of A High Rise Office Building

Ji-eun KANG, Young-jin KIM, Ki-uhn AHN, Cheol-soo PARK

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2013.1441
Abstract: This paper reports the development of a Gaussian Process (GP) emulator to make an energy efficient operational decision by emulating complex and dynamic physical behavior of a building. The GP emulator demands much less time and effort as well as produces almost identical outputs compared to the whole-building simulation tools such as EnergyPlus. This study started from a request by an officebuilding owner who wanted to investigate whether EnergyPlus can be applicable for real time operation and management of a high-rise office building. The EnergyPlus model of the building developed by the authors required significant computation time for producing stochastic outputs. Under this context, the GP emulator was developed for operation strategies such as answering what-if scenarios in real time. This paper reports construction process and performance of the GP emulator. It is shown in this paper that the GP emulator is good enough to be used for real time optimal operation.
Pages: 2225 - 2231
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