This paper presents a review of the application of model predictive control strategies to
active thermal energy storage systems. To date, model predictive control has been used to …

A modulating heat pump and water tank result in a nonlinear model due to the load
dependency of the heat pump performance, and variable water flows. Nonlinear model …

During coal-fired power generation, uniform combustion temperature in the boiler is desired
which will benefit both economical efficiency and pollution reduction. To this end, a model …

Air-to-water heat pumps are one of the most common and energy efficient heating systems
for buildings, particularly floor-heating plants. One way to further improve their effectiveness …

Radiant floor heating (RFH) is an advanced technology that can couple with renewable low-
temperature sources and improve occupant thermal comfort. However, due to the large …

This paper presents a nonlinear hybrid Model Predictive Control (MPC) approach for
building energy systems based on Modelica. The MPC approach takes into account two …

Despite the considerable breakthrough in district heating systems (DHS) globally, there is
not yet any policy on developing this technology in Iran. This country has a high range of …

Air-to-water heat pumps are quite often integrated with a hot-water tank, to better decouple
the generation from the delivery of heat in buildings and to improve the overall performance …

A city is smart when investment in traditional and modern infrastructure, human and social
capital, fuel well being, high quality of life, and sustainable economic development. The …

This paper describes the results of a pilot energy efficiency application, which is a part of the
European project Esmartcity. The pilot refers to a real building of Politecnico di Milano …