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JOURNAL OF BUILDING PERFORMANCE SIMULATION
Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages 445-464Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/19401493.2020.1864474
Keywords
Residential buildings; thermal models; data-driven models
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada [CRDPJ 508857-17]
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Researchers used machine learning and thermostat data to build customized thermal models for multi-hour predictions. They found that using lasso and ridge regression combined with features such as thermostat runtime and solar energy, along with 20 minutes of historical data, provided the lowest prediction errors.
Predictive residential HVAC controls can reduce a building's energy consumption; however, they require customized thermal models for each home. In this setting, detailed physical models are not practical. Fortunately, the recent availability of fine-grained thermostat data from residential buildings combined with modern machine learning creates an unprecedented opportunity to build customized data-driven thermal models. We trained and evaluated a range of promising candidate data-driven thermal models for multi-hour predictions using a sliding training window over logged temperature and equipment runtime data from 1000 smart thermostats. The models included machine learning methods, time series models, grey box models, and a simple baseline. Since many models can incorporate exogenous data, we also investigate which combination of features and history provides the best predictions of indoor air temperature. We conclude that lasso and ridge regression with solar, fan, heating and cooling runtime, and 20-minutes of history provided the lowest errors across our sample.
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