Validation of a computer code for the energy consumption of a building, with application to optimal electric bill pricing

09/21/2018
by   M. Keller, et al.
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In this paper, we propose a practical Bayesian framework for the calibration and validation of a computer code, and apply it to a case study concerning the energy consumption forecasting of a building. Validation allows to quantify forecasting uncertainties in view of the code's final use. Here we explore the situation where an energy provider promotes new energy contracts for residential buildings, tailored to each customer's needs, and including a guarantee of energy performance. Based on power field measurements, collected from an experimental building cell over a certain time period, the code is calibrated, effectively reducing the epistemic uncertainty affecting some code parameters (here albedo, thermal bridge factor and convective coefficient). Validation is conducted by testing the goodness of fit of the code with respect to field measures, and then by propagating the a posteriori parametric uncertainty through the code, yielding probabilistic forecasts of the average electric power delivered inside the cell over a given time period. To illustrate the benefits of the proposed Bayesian validation framework, we address the decision problem for an energy supplier offering a new type of contract, wherein the customer pays a fixed fee chosen in advance, based on an overall energy consumption forecast. According to Bayesian decision theory, we show how to choose such a fee optimally from the point of view of the supplier, in order to balance short-terms benefits with customer loyalty.

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