Modeling occupancy distribution in large spaces with multi-feature classification algorithm

Wei Wang

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.04.002

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Modeling occupancy distribution in large spaces with multi-feature classification algorithm

2018-06-01

Wei Wang

陈嘉宇 (Jiayu Chen) *

Tianzhen Hong *

DOI：10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.04.002

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Occupancy-based control Occupancy information enables robust and flexible control of heating, ventilation, and airconditioning (HVAC) systems in buildings. In large spaces, multiple HVAC terminals are typically installed to provide cooperative services for different thermal zones, and the occupancy information determines the cooperation among terminals. However, a person count at room-level does not adequately optimize HVAC system operation due to the movement of occupants within the room that creates uneven load distribution. Without accurate knowledge of the occupants' spatial distribution, the uneven distribution of occupants often results in under-cooling/heating or over-cooling/heating in some thermal zones. Therefore, the lack of high-resolution occupancy distribution is often perceived as a bottleneck for future improvements to HVAC operation efficiency. To fill this gap, this study proposes a multi-feature k-Nearest-Neighbors (k-NN) classification algorithm to extract occupancy distribution through reliable, low-cost Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) networks. An on-site experiment was conducted in a typical office of an institutional building to demonstrate the proposed methods, and the experiment outcomes of three case studies were examined to validate detection accuracy. One method based on City Block Distance (CBD) was used to measure the distance between detected occupancy distribution and ground truth and assess the results of occupancy distribution. The results show the accuracy when CBD = 1 is over 71.4% and the accuracy when CBD = 2 can reach up to 92.9%.

Keywords:

HVAC loads

Multi-feature classification algorithm

Occupancy distribution

Energy efficiency

Occupancy-based control

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