Transfer learning for smart buildings: A critical review of algorithms, applications, and future perspectives

G Pinto, Z Wang, A Roy, T Hong, A Capozzoli - Advances in Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Smart buildings play a crucial role toward decarbonizing society, as globally buildings emit
about one-third of greenhouse gases. In the last few years, machine learning has achieved …

[HTML][HTML] Next-generation energy systems for sustainable smart cities: Roles of transfer learning

Y Himeur, M Elnour, F Fadli, N Meskin, I Petri… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Smart cities attempt to reach net-zero emissions goals by reducing wasted energy while
improving grid stability and meeting service demand. This is possible by adopting next …

[HTML][HTML] Transfer learning in demand response: A review of algorithms for data-efficient modelling and control

T Peirelinck, H Kazmi, BV Mbuwir, C Hermans… - Energy and AI, 2022 - Elsevier
A number of decarbonization scenarios for the energy sector are built on simultaneous
electrification of energy demand, and decarbonization of electricity generation through …

Physics-informed machine learning for modeling and control of dynamical systems

TX Nghiem, J Drgoňa, C Jones, Z Nagy… - 2023 American …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Physics-informed machine learning (PIML) is a set of methods and tools that systematically
integrate machine learning (ML) algorithms with physical constraints and abstract …

Sharing is caring: An extensive analysis of parameter-based transfer learning for the prediction of building thermal dynamics

G Pinto, R Messina, H Li, T Hong, MS Piscitelli… - Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years deep neural networks have been proposed as a lightweight data-driven
model to capture high-dimensional, nonlinear physical processes to predict building thermal …

Learn to chill: Intelligent chiller scheduling using meta-learning and deep reinforcement learning

P Manoharan, MP Venkat, S Nagarathinam… - Proceedings of the 8th …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Centralized chiller plants with multiple chillers are typically over-provisioned. Therefore,
intelligent scheduling is required for the supply (operating chillers) to efficiently meet the …

A Lifelong Meta-Learning Approach for Learning Deep Grey-box Representative Thermal Dynamics Models for Residential Buildings

J Xie, H Li, T Hong - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermal dynamics models of residential buildings are crucial for managing energy use and
maintaining desirable indoor environment quality, in the context of decarbonizing the electric …

Transfer learning for day-ahead load forecasting: a case study on European national electricity demand time series

AM Tzortzis, S Pelekis, E Spiliotis, E Karakolis… - Mathematics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Short-term load forecasting (STLF) is crucial for the daily operation of power grids. However,
the non-linearity, non-stationarity, and randomness characterizing electricity demand time …

A Rational Plan of Energy Performance Contracting in an Educational Building: A Case Study

ZH Mohamad Munir, N Ahmad Ludin, MM Junedi… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Energy performance contracting (EPC) is the best solution for an educational building to
implement energy conservation measures (ECMs) because of its high capital expenditure …

A Transfer Learning Approach to Create Energy Forecasting Models for Building Fleets

MV Torres, Z Shahid, K Mitra… - … for Smart Grids …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The development of accurate energy prediction models plays a significant role in achieving
sustainability in smart cities. However, stakeholders such as municipalities face the problem …