1. WinOpt
(winopt.cbs.iiit.ac.in)
Faculty Guide: Dr. Vishal Garg
Team: Mentors:
Rounak Patni Aviruch Bhatia
Subhash Jagibabu
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2. What is WinOpt ?
 Windows Optimization Tool .
 For the architects to make early design decisions on
the building to incorporate energy efficiency
measures.
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3. What WinOpt does ?
 Takes input from user.
 Finds out the most energy efficient configuration for
the building by performing optimal number of
simulations .
 Displays output in tabular and graphical form for
analytics.
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4. PARAMETERS
 Azimuth angle
 Window to wall ratio
 Overhang depth
 Aspect ratio
 Glass type – SHGC, U factor, VLT
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5. What WinOpt uses ?
 EnergyPlus
 Genopt
 PHP, JavaScript, Jquery, Ajax, Socket programming,
bash script
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6. Algorithms of WinOpt
A hybrid global algorithm that uses
 Hooke-Jeeves algorithm – It can be run using multiple
starting points .
 Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm – For the
continuous independent variables to reduce
computation time.
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7. What happens in WinOpt ?
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8. Parametric
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9. Graphical Representation
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10. BitMap Visualization of Data
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11. BitMap Visualization of Data
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12. What’s next ?
 Convert single zone to 5 zone model.
 Include optimization for Life Cycle energy, Life Cycle
cost.
 Caching the results for quick retrieval.
 Improve the visualization.
 Add new parameters.
 Utilize computer clusters to speed up the simulations.
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13. DEMO
(winopt.cbs.iiit.ac.in)
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