Sampling of input parameters for Sensitivity Analysis

I intend to execute a sensitivity analysis (SA) of 16 input parameters in an Energyplus model using JEplus.

At this moment, I have chosen the type of SA that I want to perform and I also have defined the input variation range of the input parameters to be varied (16 in total). Thereafter, I am struggling to make the sampling of my input files accordingly my future analysis (Morris and SOBOL).

Firstly, I want to make a screening analysis (morris method) of all my variables and then reduce my analysis to 6 parameters and conduct a SOBOL global SA. To generate my input files for Energyplus/JEplus, I have tried to use SIMLAB 2.2. However, the program continuously crashes, and it does not permit to create my sampling instruction. I am now trying to create my samples using some Matlab functions, and I have also tried looking at R-functions.

I would like to know, which method have you been using to perform your sensitivity analysis. How have you been generating your samples and calculating the respective sensitivity indexes? Which matlab and R functions are available. Which programs have embedded sensitivity routines (screening and global SA) to proceed these analysis?

Regards, Vasco Zeferina

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Thanks for your answer!

I have limited experience with PAT. For me, it seemed to provide poorer systematic approach than JEPlus does. Do you reckon this?

I have been looking to the R 'Sensitivity' package and I couldn't find a function to generate my random input parameters to import in my job list to make simulation in EnergyPlus/JEplus. The functions in R 'sensitivity' seem to require a model as an input. However, I may be wrong, and it is possible to export a sample and import results to calculate indexes in R 'sensitivity' functions.

Let me know if you have experience on using R.

Vasco Zeferina ( 6 years ago )

I personally think PAT is more powerful since its built off of the functionality of OS Measures as well as leveraging all the algorithms of OS Server, but I am a bit biased. For the R algorithms, just use a NULL model and use the returned sample space however you want. Thats what we do in OS Server (or PAT)

BrianLBall ( 6 years ago )

Here's a documentation example using R sensitivity with an external model example

BrianLBall ( 6 years ago )

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