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Lazarou, Despina
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2015-06-26T10:26:30Z
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2015-09-27T05:56:31Z
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2015-06-26
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https://repository.ihu.edu.gr//xmlui/handle/11544/522
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Ontology Based Decision Support System for Domestic Solar Hot Water System Selection
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heal.type
masterThesis
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Solar houses
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heal.keyword
Solar energy
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heal.keyword
Dwellings--Energy consumption
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heal.keyword
Dwellings--Energy conservation
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heal.keyword
Renewable energy sources
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heal.keyword
Sustainable living
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heal.keyword
Semantic Web
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heal.keyword
Dissertations, Academic
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en
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free
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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School of Science and Technology, MSc in Information & Communication Technology Systems
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2013-11
heal.bibliographicCitation
Lazarou Despina, 2013, Ontology based decision support system for domestic solar hot water system collection ,Master's Dissertation, International Hellenic University
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The term Semantic Web refers to a version of the Web where information has meaning and it can be shared and reused. Many languages and technologies were developed with that scope but one of the most powerful tools developed are ontologies. Ontologies provide the means to represent knowledge in a structured way and to set links between knowledge items. Many ontologies were developed during the last years dealing with various concepts. One of the most important of these concepts is Energy Management.
Energy Management refers to controlling the amount of resources used in order to eliminate the energy consumption wherever is possible. Some of the most common natural energy resources are sun and wind. For that reason, many systems were developed for taking advantage of those resources, such as the solar systems. A Domestic Solar Hot Water System collects the solar energy, and, by processing it, provides to the household hot water. Thus, many households install such systems in order to gain all the benefits from the use of a domestic solar system both for the environment and for the residents.
The purpose of this thesis is to develop a web based decision support system that enables the user to choose the appropriate configuration of a Domestic Solar Hot Water System. The implementation is based on Semantic Web technologies and allows users to insert input parameters for proposing the optimal configuration according to specific criteria.
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heal.tableOfContents
Abstract ................................................................................................................................. v
Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................. vii
Contents ................................................................................................................................ ix
List of Figures ...................................................................................................................... xi
List of Tables ...................................................................................................................... xiii
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 15
1.1 Structure.................................................................................................................. 16
2 Literature Review ....................................................................................................... 19
2.1 From Today’s Web to the Semantic Web .............................................................. 20
2.2 The Semantic Web .................................................................................................. 20
2.3 Ontologies ............................................................................................................... 22
2.3.1 Importance of Ontologies ................................................................................ 23
2.3.2 Implementing an Ontology .............................................................................. 23
2.3.3 Ontology Languages ....................................................................................... 24
2.3.4 Ontology Reusability ....................................................................................... 28
2.4 Ontologies and Energy Management ..................................................................... 30
2.4.1 Related Ontologies .......................................................................................... 31
2.4.2 Comparison of the Ontologies ......................................................................... 35
2.5 Conclusions ............................................................................................................ 36
3 Problem Definition ...................................................................................................... 39
3.1 Energy Management ............................................................................................... 39
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3.2 Domestic Solar Hot Water Systems (DSHWS) ...................................................... 40
3.2.1 Benefits ............................................................................................................ 43
3.2.2 Domestic Solar Hot Water Systems in Greece ................................................ 44
3.3 The Problem ........................................................................................................... 46
3.3.1 The Design Process ......................................................................................... 46
3.4 Conclusions ............................................................................................................ 48
4 Contribution ................................................................................................................ 49
4.1 Technologies / Tools Used ..................................................................................... 49
4.1.1 Protégé Ontology Editor .................................................................................. 49
4.1.2 JSP (Java Server Pages) .................................................................................. 51
4.1.3 Apache Tomcat .............................................................................................. 54
4.1.4 Jena ................................................................................................................. 54
4.1.5 JFreeChart ....................................................................................................... 56
4.2 System Architecture ............................................................................................... 58
4.3 The Ontology .......................................................................................................... 59
4.4 Use Case ................................................................................................................. 65
4.5 Jena and SPARQL Queries ..................................................................................... 84
4.6 Conclusions ............................................................................................................ 85
5 Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 87
5.1 Review .................................................................................................................... 87
5.2 Future Improvements .............................................................................................. 89
Bibliography ....................................................................................................................... 91
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heal.advisorName
Ass. Prof. Bassileiades, Nick
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heal.committeeMemberName
Ass. Prof. Bassileiades, Nick
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Tsoumakas, G.
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Kontopoulos, E.
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heal.academicPublisher
School of Science &Technology, Master of Science (MSc) in Information and Communication Systems
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ihu
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93
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true
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