In this chapter, we delve deeper into understanding modeling and control approaches for one of the important subsystems in an intelligent building, the HVAC system. Specifically …
Actuator hunting is a widespread and often neglected problem in the HVAC field. Hunting is typically characterized by sustained or intermittent oscillations, and can result in decreased …
C Price, BP Rasmussen - Science and Technology for the Built …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Cascaded controllers have been shown in recent literature to significantly reduce hunting behavior and improve the performance of a variety of HVAC systems. The cascaded …
This chapter develops a methodology for modeling of heat transfer dynamics in a building atrium via Koopman mode decomposition (KMD). We address the phenomenon of heat …
CR Price, BP Rasmussen - 2018 Annual American Control …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Implementation can often be a major barrier for the adoption of new control strategies. Issues can stem from computational complexity to difficulties in the tuning process. In …