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Variable convergence in evolutionary optimization and its relationship to sensitivity analysis

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posted on 2012-08-30, 11:21 authored by Jonathan WrightJonathan Wright, Mengchao Wang, Sandy Brownlee, Richard BuswellRichard Buswell
Optimization methods provide building designers with optimized design solutions, whereas sensitivity analysis methods indicate the extent to which the design variables have an impact on building performance, this information being important when uncertainty exists in the design decisions. This paper investigates the extent to which the solutions found from a building design optimization can be used for a sensitivity analysis. It is concluded that the solutions found at the start of the optimization process can be used in a global sensitivity analysis. It is also concluded that the convergence behaviour of the search does not relate to the global sensitivity.

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  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

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WRIGHT, J.A. ... et al., 2012. Variable convergence in evolutionary optimization and its relationship to sensitivity analysis. Building Simulation and Optimization 2012, Loughborough, UK, 10-11 September 2012, pp. 102 - 109.

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Loughborough University © IBPSA-England

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2012

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This paper was presented at the First Building Simulation and Optimization Conference, Loughborough, UK, 10-11 September 2012 [© IBPSA-England].

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9781897911426

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  • en

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