Rethinking the limitations of research on occupants' window-opening behavior: A review

Y Liu, WT Chong, YH Yau, L Chang, T Cui, H Yu… - Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Opening windows is by far the simplest means of ventilation. It is also crucial for energy
efficiency and for creating a comfortable indoor environment. During the last decade …

AutoTherm: A Dataset and Benchmark for Thermal Comfort Estimation Indoors and in Vehicles

M Colley, S Hartwig, A Zeqiri, T Ropinski… - Proceedings of the ACM …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Thermal comfort inside buildings is a well-studied field where human judgment for thermal
comfort is collected and may be used for automatic thermal comfort estimation. However …

Fast human-in-the-loop control for hvac systems via meta-learning and model-based offline reinforcement learning

L Chen, F Meng, Y Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Sustainable …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reinforcement learning (RL) methods can be used to develop a controller for the heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems that both saves energy and ensures high …

Meta-learning of personalized thermal comfort model and fast identification of the best personalized thermal environmental conditions

L Chen, A Ermis, F Meng, Y Zhang - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The model of personalized thermal comfort can be learned via various machine learning
algorithms and used to improve the individuals' thermal comfort levels with potentially less …

Integrating artificial intelligence for optimal thermal comfort: A design approach for electric heating textiles aligned with user preferences

C Lee, J Tan, JJ Tan, HT Tang, WS Yu… - Textile Research …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Human thermal comfort, crucial for well-being and productivity, is often improved by
personal comfort systems that offer tailored control over environmental conditions while …

Main effects and interactions of multiple key factors related to thermal perception

Y Yang, J Lyu, H Du, Z Lian, W Liu, L Duanmu… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The real indoor environment involves the comprehensive interaction of multiple factors, and
human subjective responses to different factors are influenced by various aspects such as …

Double Deep Q-learning Based on Personalized Thermal Comfort Model for HVAC Optimization

H Zhou, D Wang, Z Xu, QS Jia - 2024 IEEE 20th International …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The operation of Heating, Ventilation and AirConditioning (HVAC) systems in buildings has
huge energy saving potential and therefore HVAC optimization can greatly reduce carbon …

Investigating the Performance of Thermal Comfort Prediction Model with Isolation Forest

HH Tan, YF Tan, WH Tan, CP Ooi - 2023 IEEE 13th …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the realm of human-environment interactions, thermal comfort plays a crucial role in
influencing human activity. This sensation, representing an ideal balance where an …

Data-driven Thermal Comfort Prediction Analysis

Y Liu, C Cui, J Xue, J Xue - 2023 IEEE 18th Conference on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a data-driven thermal comfort predictor based on machine learning
algorithms applied to the open-source RP-884 Thermal Comfort Database. The predictor …

Personal thermal comfort in dynamic indoor environments

T Kramer - 2024 - eprints.qut.edu.au
This thesis explores how recent technological trends such as low-cost hardware, data
science and AI can be used to improve and personalise thermal comfort modelling. It …