Machine learning approach for predicting personal thermal comfort in air conditioning offices in Malaysia

The existing machine learning based models for personal thermal comfort have traditionally focused on physiological and psychological variations among occupants, and the spatial parameters have been largely overlooked. Field measurements are conducted to collect data and synthesise the collective fi...

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Vydané v:	Building and environment Ročník 266; s. 112083
Hlavní autori:	Alam, Noor, Zaki, Sheikh Ahmad, Ahmad, Syafiq Asyraff, Singh, Manoj Kumar, Azizan, Azizul, Othman, Nor'azizi
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	English
Vydavateľské údaje:	Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2024
Predmet:	Air conditioning Machine learning models Random forest algorithm Support vector machines Thermal comfort Air conditioning Support vector machines Thermal comfort Machine learning models Random forest algorithm
ISSN:	0360-1323
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Shrnutí:	The existing machine learning based models for personal thermal comfort have traditionally focused on physiological and psychological variations among occupants, and the spatial parameters have been largely overlooked. Field measurements are conducted to collect data and synthesise the collective findings for optimal spatial positioning based on a 24 °C setpoint. The objective of the present study is to investigate and compare the prediction performance made by the machine learning models for personal indoor thermal comfort in air-conditioned office environments using non-spatial parameters (NSP) and spatial parameters (SP). The data was collected from the respondents at four different occupants. A comprehensive data set of NSP and SP is comprised of machine learning models in predicting different thermal comfort situations are Decision Trees (DT), Random Forests (RF), Support Vector Machines (SVM), K-Nearest Neighbours (KNN), Naive Bayes (NB), and Neural Networks (NN). Results indicate a substantial improvement in the accuracy prediction with the Random Forest algorithm outperforming others, enhancing overall accuracy by 38.6 % with spatial parameters for thermal sensation vote (TSV). However, the SVM algorithm improves 50 % accuracy by considering SP input for thermal comfort (TC). Spatial parameters, including the distance between windows and air conditioning units, emerge as critical factors influencing thermal comfort. •Machine learning algorithm models are developed for personal thermal comfort.•The spatial parameters are the distance of the window and air-conditioning to the occupant.•Analysis utilising spatial and non-spatial parameters at 24 °C setpoint temperature.•Random Forest algorithm improved by 38.6 % accuracy compared to other algorithms.
ISSN:	0360-1323
DOI:	10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.112083