Application of hybrid GMDH and Least Square Support Vector Machine in energy consumption forecasting

Abstract

Forecasting is a tool to predict the future event with the uncertainty and depending on the historical data. It is important for an upcoming planning event because the forecasting result will deliver the initial view for the future. This paper reviews the Least Square Support Vector Machine (LSSVM) and Group Method of Data Handling (GMDH) used in different application of forecasting. Besides, this paper will highlight the possibility of implementing the hybrid GMDH and LSSVM to achieve better accuracy of building energy consumption forecasting.