Ibrahim Aliyu¹, Tai-Won Um², Sang-Joon Lee³, Chang Gyoon Lim^4,*, Jinsul Kim^1,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.75, No.3, pp. 5947-5964, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.037202

Abstract In the quest to minimize energy waste, the energy performance of buildings (EPB) has been a focus because building appliances, such as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, consume the highest energy. Therefore, effective design and planning for estimating heating load (HL) and cooling load (CL) for energy saving have become paramount. In this vein, efforts have been made to predict the HL and CL using a univariate approach. However, this approach necessitates two models for learning HL and CL, requiring more computational time. Moreover, the one-dimensional (1D) convolutional neural network (CNN) has gained popularity due to its nominal computational complexity,… More >

Tzu-Chia Chen¹, Ngakan Ketut Acwin Dwijendra^2,*, Saurabh Singhal³, R. Sivaraman⁴, Amr Mamdouh⁵

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.75, No.2, pp. 3159-3169, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.035418

Abstract A smart city incorporates infrastructure methods that are environmentally responsible, such as smart communications, smart grids, smart energy, and smart buildings. The city administration has prioritized the use of cutting-edge technology and informatics as the primary strategy for enhancing service quality, with energy resources taking precedence. To achieve optimal energy management in the multidimensional system of a city tribe, it is necessary not only to identify and study the vast majority of energy elements, but also to define their implicit interdependencies. This is because optimal energy management is required to reach this objective. The lighting index is an essential consideration… More >

Anis Ammous^*, Ammar Alsaedi, Ahmed N. M. Alahmadi, Fahad Alharbi, Kaiçar Ammous

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.45, No.2, pp. 2171-2186, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.029389

Abstract The Low Voltage Direct Current (LVDC) architecture gives higher benefits over the classic low-voltage alternating current (LVAC) supply concept. LVDC has fewer energy conversion stages, is compatible with renewable energy sources, and is easier to integrate with accumulators. In this paper, an LVDC supply concept is proposed and compared with currently used conventional photovoltaic (PV) systems in terms of efficiency. The new LVDC photovoltaic system behavior is validated using LTspice modeling tool. The findings of this work prove that the concept of LVDC supply is highly attractive when the electricity produced by the photovoltaic is used onsite in the daytime.… More >

Xucheng Chang^1,*, Bing Kong², Yong Li¹, Gaofeng Ren¹, Chao Zhang¹, Zhenghe Wang¹

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.5, pp. 1941-1966, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ee.2022.020698

Abstract For purpose of achieving the desired thermal comfort level and reducing the economic cost of maintaining the thermal comfort of green residential building, an energy efficient thermal comfort control strategy based on economic model predictive control (EMPC) for green residential buildings which adopts household heat metering is presented. Firstly, the nonlinear thermal comfort model of heating room is analyzed and obtained. A practical nonlinear thermal comfort prediction model is obtained by using an approximation method. Then, the economic cost function and optimization problem of energy-saving under the necessary thermal comfort requirements are constructed to realize the optimal economic performance of… More >

Nada Yamoul^1,*, Latifa Dlimi¹, Baraka Achraf Chakir²

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.5, pp. 2135-2148, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ee.2022.020005

Abstract The building sector is one of the main energy-consuming sectors in Morocco. In fact, it accounts for 33% of the final consumption of energy and records a high increase in the annual consumption of energy caused by further planned large-scale projects. Indeed, the energy consumption of the building sector is experiencing a significant acceleration justified by the rapid need for the development of housing stock, wich is estimated at an average increase of 1,5% per year; furthermore, tant is an estimated increase of about 6,4%. In this sense, building constitutes an important potential source for rationalizing both energy consumption and… More >

Tayyebeh Yazarlou^*, Mohammad Djavad Saghafi

Energy Engineering, Vol.118, No.6, pp. 1783-1797, 2021, DOI:10.32604/EE.2021.017282

Abstract The room's plan shape, the area of the window, and the impact of the materials are significant parameters in determining the thermal needs of buildings. In traditional houses of the hot and dry climate of Iran, the plan shape of the room, the ratio of the window area to the floor area, and the comparison between traditional and prevalent materials have been less studied. This study investigated the thermal performance of seven different models of the plan shape, five different ratios of window area to plan area, and three material structures in a selected room of Yazd City using EnergyPlus… More >

Muhammad Shoukat Aslam¹, Taher M. Ghazal^2,3, Areej Fatima⁴, Raed A. Said⁵, Sagheer Abbas¹, Muhammad Adnan Khan^6,7,*, Shahan Yamin Siddiqui^1,8, Munir Ahmad¹

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.30, No.3, pp. 881-888, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.017920

Abstract The real-time management and control of heating-system networks in residential buildings has tremendous energy-saving potential, and accurate load prediction is the basis for system monitoring. In this regard, selecting the appropriate input parameters is the key to accurate heating-load forecasting. In existing models for forecasting heating loads and selecting input parameters, with an increase in the length of the prediction cycle, the heating-load rate gradually decreases, and the influence of the outside temperature gradually increases. In view of different types of solutions for improving buildings’ energy efficiency, this study proposed a Energy-efficiency model for residential buildings based on gradient descent… More >