Research Article

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

Table 25

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

Coefficientsa
ModelUnstandardized coefficientsStandardized coefficientstSig.Collinearity statistics
BStd. errorBetaToleranceVIF

Modified Model(Constant)−247363320.74019550986.572−12.6520.000
Atmospheric station pressure2380.032190.8990.09612.4670.0000.5561.799
Horizontal infrared radiation76,728.7092707.3671.27028.3410.0000.01661.392
Direct normal radiation56,924.6411251.7060.78545.4780.0000.1109.121
Total sky cover−4535356.153158396.421−1.159−28.6330.0000.02050.122
Dry bulb temperatures−1297018.37925,292.663−0.698−51.2800.0000.1765.672
Relative humidity−30575.3466723.627−0.039−4.5470.0000.4542.204
Global horizontal radiation−82908.1682300.532−1.052−36.0390.0000.03826.070
Diffuse radiation101684.1442950.8190.63134.4600.0000.09710.261
Wind speed−678986.49467,585.368−0.066−10.0460.0000.7531.328
Visibility−773429.426170914.893−0.031−4.5250.0000.6781.476

New Model(Constant)−137086417.22919542748.049−7.0150.000
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
Dew point temperatures−112436.11627,307.607−0.136−4.1170.0000.1516.625
AOD−566944.126182564.249−0.042−3.1050.0020.8791.137
Precipitable water1076401.110240985.7360.0804.4670.0000.5121.955

Limited Model(Constant)−3092395121.054279777336.777−11.0530.000
Dry bulb temperatures−16496447.8371001219.983−0.677−16.4760.0000.02343.618
Dew point temperatures7565123.9221075798.8870.3477.0320.0000.01663.097
Relative humidity−1931850.757293215.611−0.186−6.5880.0000.04920.572
Atmospheric station pressure33,401.6642711.9070.10212.3170.0000.5611.781
Global horizontal radiation172387.2188026.6610.16721.4770.0000.6421.557
Wind speed−4842190.418958428.818−0.036−5.0520.0000.7631.310
Total sky cover−1842155.224366936.200−0.036−5.0200.0000.7581.320

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