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Area of Science:

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Energy Systems
  • Computational Modeling

Background:

  • Local components in building transmission and distribution systems contribute to significant operating energy consumption due to their resistance.
  • Existing resistance reduction methods often rely on empirical, trial-and-error approaches, limiting optimization potential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and validate a novel, a posteriori resistance reduction method for local components in building electrical systems.
  • To optimize the shape of a tee component to minimize electrical resistance and energy loss.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized an improved random forest model for predicting optimal component shapes.
  • Employed a posterior optimization approach to find global optimal solutions within a defined range.
  • Validated the optimized tee design through experimental and numerical simulations.

Main Results:

  • The optimized tee design achieved significant resistance reduction: 28-66% in the main line and 16-93% in the branch line.
  • Demonstrated the effectiveness of the a posteriori optimization method for circular components.
  • Provided a novel approach compared to previous 2D, rectangular component focus.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed method effectively reduces resistance in building transmission and distribution systems.
  • Offers a new reference for resistance reduction in circular components, advancing energy efficiency in buildings.