Research Article

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

Table 9

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

Coefficientsa
ModelUnstandardized coefficientsStandardized coefficientstSig.Collinearity statistics
BStd. errorBetaToleranceVIF

Modified model(Constant)−179888432.97411279313.576−15.9490.000
Dry bulb temperatures−685748.93941,405.258−0.642−16.5620.0000.02147.042
Dew point temperatures86,402.64543,935.1950.0911.9670.0490.01566.365
Relative humidity−47343.59312,245.089−0.104−3.8660.0000.04422.625
Atmospheric station pressure1811.848108.8520.12716.6450.0000.5531.810
Horizontal infrared radiation24,711.6291547.0290.71115.9740.0000.01662.033
Global horizontal radiation−49815.8421321.653−1.099−37.6920.0000.03826.627
Direct normal radiation34,307.818712.5100.82348.1510.0000.1099.146
Diffuse radiation61,552.8751695.4890.66436.3040.0000.09510.484
Wind speed−371456.48038,421.767−0.063−9.6680.0000.7531.328
Total sky cover−1367478.67390,650.584−0.608−15.0850.0000.02050.803
Visibility−544550.04597,794.601−0.038−5.5680.0000.6691.495

New model(Constant)−84468362.75011178380.426−7.5560.000
Dew point temperatures−153900.63611,782.451−0.332−13.0620.0000.2633.800
Atmospheric station pressure820.654109.7750.1237.4760.0000.6261.599
Horizontal infrared radiation7302.4931652.5770.4234.4190.0000.01954.035
Global horizontal radiation−28329.8435547.379−0.340−5.1070.0000.03826.094
Direct normal radiation22,573.9661829.0800.43012.3420.0000.1407.149
Diffuse radiation31,803.1616859.1590.2084.6370.0000.08411.876
Total sky cover−380750.59994,783.568−0.349−4.0170.0000.02344.375
AOD−215562.688100939.898−0.029−2.1360.0330.9451.059

Limited model(Constant)−198730470.86111744538.154−16.9210.000
Dry bulb temperatures−717138.60442,245.667−0.671−16.9750.0000.02343.216
Dew point temperatures296105.47645,462.9750.3106.5130.0000.01662.710
Relative humidity−90189.06812,260.853−0.198−7.3560.0000.05020.018
Atmospheric station pressure2096.977113.6580.14618.4500.0000.5741.741
Global horizontal radiation8298.520340.0070.18324.4070.0000.6431.555
Wind speed−241986.77540,515.794−0.041−5.9730.0000.7671.303

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