Research Article

Development of Regression Models considering Time-Lag and Aerosols for Predicting Heating Loads in Buildings

Table 17

Regression coefficients for a DOE medium office building depending on different models.

Coefficientsa
ModelUnstandardized coefficientsStandardized coefficientstSig.Collinearity statistics
BStd. errorBetaToleranceVIF

Modified model(Constant)−332178078.90019450841.631−17.0780.000
Dew point temperatures−1278243.17127,075.391−0.770−47.2110.0000.1258.002
Relative humidity318029.3418735.7440.40236.4060.0000.2743.656
Atmospheric station pressure2937.887190.7430.11815.4020.0000.5671.764
Horizontal infrared radiation66,114.5322691.3861.09424.5650.0000.01759.610
Global horizontal radiation−90530.0152306.310−1.149−39.2530.0000.03925.744
Direct normal radiation59,029.7401259.1590.81446.8800.0000.1109.069
Diffuse radiation109882.0742972.9070.68236.9610.0000.09810.234
Total sky cover−3968922.089158298.925−1.014−25.0720.0000.02049.187
Wind speed−640957.69268,159.260−0.062−9.4040.0000.7541.327
Visibility−340103.073171843.921−0.014−1.9790.0480.6821.466

New model(Constant)−137086417.22919542748.049−7.0150.000
Dew point temperatures−112436.11627,307.607−0.136−4.1170.0000.1516.625
Atmospheric station pressure1264.005192.1770.1076.5770.0000.6231.604
Horizontal infrared radiation47,644.2413375.8351.55614.1130.0000.01473.809
Direct normal radiation16,462.9811213.5130.17813.5660.0000.9621.040
Total sky cover−2787320.969196312.532−1.437−14.1980.0000.01662.171
Dry bulb temperatures−581774.23037,805.690−0.586−15.3890.0000.1148.794
AOD−566944.126182564.249−0.042−3.1050.0020.8791.137
Precipitable water1076401.110240985.7360.0804.4670.0000.5121.955

Limited model(Constant)−263437804.94521012890.768−12.5370.000
Dry bulb temperatures−1285938.75675,197.392−0.692−17.1010.0000.02343.618
Dew point temperatures582520.58680,798.6980.3517.2100.0000.01663.097
Relative humidity−152490.01922,022.183−0.193−6.9240.0000.04920.572
Atmospheric station pressure2831.572203.6800.11413.9020.0000.5611.781
Global horizontal radiation13,177.043602.8490.16721.8580.0000.6421.557
Wind speed−445559.15271,983.529−0.043−6.1900.0000.7631.310
Total sky cover−153324.24927,559.024−0.039−5.5630.0000.7581.320

aDependent variable: heating load of a DOE medium office building.