Research Article
A New Model for Building Energy Modeling and Management Using Predictive Analytics: Partitioned Hierarchical Multitask Regression (PHMR)
Table 4
Abbreviation and physical meanings of indoor, outdoor, and response variables in the application case study.
| | Variable abbreviation (unit) | Physical meaning |
| | Indoor variables | CO2_dining (ppm by volume) | CO2 in the kitchen area | | CO2_living (ppm by volume) | CO2 in the living room area | | RH_dining (%) | Relative humidity in the kitchen area | | RH_living (%) | Relative humidity in the living room area | | Light_dining (Lux) | Lighting in the kitchen area | | Light_living (Lux) | Lighting in the living room area |
| | Outdoor variables | Outdoor_temp (°C) | Outdoor temperature | | Outdoor_humidity(%) | Outdoor relative humidity | | Rain | The proportion of the last 15 minutes where rain was detected (a value in range (0, 1)) | | Wind speed (m/s) | Wind speed | | Sun_light (Lux) | Sunlight | | Sun_irradiance (W/m2) | Sun irradiance |
| | Response variable | Indoor temperature (°C) | Indoor temperature |
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