Grey-box modeling, as one of the three fundamental modeling techniques for building energy models, has many advantages compared with black-box modeling and white-box …
Managing supply and demand in the electricity grid is becoming more challenging due to the increasing penetration of variable renewable energy sources. As significant end-use …
WH Chen, F You - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable energy sources are promising solutions for reducing carbon footprint and environmental impacts within the building sectors. Reducing energy consumption while …
Buildings are dynamical systems with several control challenges: large storage capacities, switching aggregates, technical and thermal constraints, and internal and external …
This paper reports the final results of the predictive building control project OptiControl-II that encompassed seven months of model predictive control (MPC) of a fully occupied Swiss …
Being a primary contributor to global energy consumption and energy-related carbon emissions, the building and building construction sectors are a crucial player in the …
S Zhan, A Chong - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Model predictive control (MPC) has shown great potential in improving building performance and saving energy. However, after over 20 years of research, it is yet to be …
C Finck, R Li, R Kramer, W Zeiler - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
In the future due to continued integration of renewable energy sources, demand-side flexibility would be required for managing power grids. Building energy systems will serve as …
Advanced building control strategies like model predictive control and reinforcement learning can consider forecasts for weather, occupancy, and energy prices. Combined with …