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A SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS METHOD COMBINING DEMPSTER-SHAFER THEORY AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR ENERGY-SAVING EVALUATION OF BUILDING OCCUPANT BEHAVIOR

For a very long time, the research of the sensitivity analysis of occupant behavior to energy assessment has been in the spotlight. The key element of the research is determining… Click to show full abstract

For a very long time, the research of the sensitivity analysis of occupant behavior to energy assessment has been in the spotlight. The key element of the research is determining the exact probability of occupant behavior uncertainty. However, due to the specificity of occupant behavior, data on occupant behavior from different independent sources of information can differ significantly. This paper explores the use of Dempster-Shafer theory to the sensitivity analysis of energy evaluation of occupant behavior in buildings. The Dempster-Shafer theory is an imprecise probability theory that allows the system to create assumed confidence intervals based on interval values probability combined with knowledge of uncertainty factors from many different sources of information. The findings show that the data processing approach based on Dempster-Shafer theory provides effective and reliable information for evaluating energy related to human behavior in buildings. To begin with, the sensitivity analysis process might be accelerated by applying machine learning to process the data. Then, in order to ensure the accuracy of the simulation results, multiple learning methods can be used. Finally, in this paper, model parameters were chosen based on the specific circumstances as soon as the model had been built in order to effectively reduce costs related to operation and increase model accuracy. To establish the final results, the model is evaluated using global sensitivity analysis methods.

Keywords: occupant behavior; theory; sensitivity analysis; behavior

Journal Title: Journal of Green Building
Year Published: 2024

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