Time-dependent solar aperture estimation of a building: Comparing grey-box and white-box approaches

X Zhang, C Rasmussen, D Saelens, S Roels - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a B-splines integrated method combining in-situ data with grey-box
modeling to estimate buildings' dynamic solar gain more efficiently than the conventional …

Estimating dynamic solar gains from on-site measured data: An ARX modelling approach

X Zhang, D Saelens, S Roels - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
On-site measured data in combination with statistical methods is used more and more to
assess the actual performance of a building and to develop simplified models that can be …

[HTML][HTML] Clustering commercial and industrial load patterns for long-term energy planning

P Nystrup, H Madsen, EMV Blomgren, G de Zotti - Smart Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In future smart energy systems, consumers are expected to change their load patterns as
they become a significant source of flexibility. To ensure reliable load profile forecasts for …

Method for scalable and automatised thermal building performance documentation and screening

C Rasmussen, P Bacher, D Calì, HA Nielsen… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
In Europe, more and more data on building energy use will be collected in the future as a
result of the energy performance of buildings directive (EPBD), issued by the European …

Experimental investigation of neat biodiesels' saturation level on combustion and emission characteristics in a CI engine

V Sharma, AK Hossain, G Duraisamy - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The fuel qualities of several biodiesels containing highly saturated, mono, and poly
unsaturated fatty acids, as well as their combustion and exhaust emission characteristics …

A large scale artificial dataset to evaluate the impact of on-board monitoring set-ups on the Heat Transfer Coefficient assessment

K Ritosa, D Saelens, S Roels - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
At the current state, the majority of residential buildings are underperforming in terms of
energy. To assess the current state of the building sector and bridge the gap between the …

Identification of the building envelope performance of a residential building: A case study

E Lambie, D Saelens - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since households are one of the most energy-intensive sectors in Europe, retrofit of
dwellings is promoted to increase energy efficiency. Recent research, however, shows that …

Estimating the as-built thermal performance of dwellings using simulated on-board data: From ideal to limited monitoring

K Ritosa, D Saelens, S Roels - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Advancement in non-intrusive monitoring of energy usage in households presents an ideal
opportunity to get insight into the as-built performance of buildings and assess performance …

[HTML][HTML] Automated in-situ determination of buildings' global thermo-physical characteristics and air change rates through inverse modelling of smart meter and air …

A Rasooli, L Itard - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
The advancement of smart metering and sensor technologies has opened the door to
performing extensive in-situ measurements in buildings and a tendency to carry-out detailed …

Analysis of the influence of the definition of the interior dwelling temperature on the characterization of the heat loss coefficient via on-board monitoring

M Senave, S Roels, S Verbeke, D Saelens - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the years, several dedicated on-site measurement tests have been developed to
assess the heat loss coefficient (HLC) of a building envelope. These tests, and their …