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Potential analysis of the transfer learning model in short and medium-term forecasting of building HVAC energy consumption

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  • Qian, Fanyue
  • Gao, Weijun
  • Yang, Yongwen
  • Yu, Dan

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•Comparing and analyzing the influence of training data on forecasting results.•Proposing a new forecasting method based on load simulation and transfer learning.•Improving the accuracy of load forecasting with only a small amount of historical data.•Discussing the influence of data selection on the transfer learning algorithm.

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  • Qian, Fanyue & Gao, Weijun & Yang, Yongwen & Yu, Dan, 2020. "Potential analysis of the transfer learning model in short and medium-term forecasting of building HVAC energy consumption," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 193(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:193:y:2020:i:c:s0360544219324193
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.116724
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