Commercial buildings increasingly include technologies capable of providing ancillary
services to electric power grids. Features include thermal energy storage inherent in …

We first demonstrate that the demand-side flexibility of the Heating Ventilation and Air
Conditioning (HVAC) system of a typical commercial building can be exploited for providing …

With the increased amount of volatile renewable energy sources connected to the electricity
grid, and the phase-out of fossil fuel based power plants, there is an increased need for …

Buildings are the result of a complex integration of multi-physics subsystems. Besides the
obvious civil engineering infrastructure, thermal, electrical, mechanical, control …

Controlling the consumption profile of office buildings can be used to provide balancing
services to the power grid at a financial benefit without violating its thermal comfort …

This paper deals with energy management in smart districts using distributed model
predictive control (DMPC). We investigate two decomposition methods, primal and dual …

End-use electrical loads in residential and commercial buildings are evolving into flexible
and cost-effective resources to improve electric grid reliability, reduce costs, and support …

Electricity grids increasingly include demand response in not only the energy market, but
also grid-stabilizing ancillary services markets. Commercial buildings can provide demand …

This paper presents a predictive control scheme for coordinating a set of heterogeneous and
complementary resources at different timescales for the provision of ancillary services. In …

The building sector is responsible for about 40% of energy consumption, 40% of
greenhouse gas emissions, and 70% of electricity use in the US. Over 50% of the energy …