METHOD FOR FORECASTING ENERGY DEMANDS THAT INCORPORATES URBAN HEAT ISLAND

摘要

A method for forecasting energy demand for a single building, a neighborhood or a city in an urban environment is disclosed. The method treats urban heat island (UHI) calculations as being dynamically impacted by predicted weather conditions to calculate a weather-adjusted UHI. Predicted energy consumption rates for weather conditions use the weather-adjusted UHI to increase accuracy of the prediction.

主权项

1. A method for forecasting energy demand for a building in an urban environment, the method comprising steps of:
determining a predicted weather condition of an urban environment at a predetermined time using a weather forecasting model; finding, using a building energy model, an impact of the predicted weather condition on an urban heat island (UHI) of the urban environment, the step of finding producing a weather-adjusted UHI condition; quantifying a predicted energy consumption rate for a building in the urban environment at the predetermined time based on the weather-adjusted UHI condition that incorporates the impact of the predicted weather condition on the urban heat island (UHI).