Recent trends of digital twin technologies in the energy sector: A comprehensive review

C Ghenai, LA Husein, M Al Nahlawi, AK Hamid… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The purpose of a digital twin (DT) is to gain insight into and predict the performance of a
physical product, process, or piece of infrastructure. Numerous advantages accrue from the …

Digital twins' applications for building energy efficiency: A review

R Bortolini, R Rodrigues, H Alavi, LFD Vecchia… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Over the last few decades, energy efficiency has received increasing attention from the
Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operation (AECO) industry. Digital Twins have …

[HTML][HTML] Digitalization of urban multi-energy systems–advances in digital twin applications across life-cycle phases

B Koirala, H Cai, F Khayatian, E Munoz, JG An… - Advances in Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban multi-energy systems (UMES) incorporating distributed energy resources are vital to
future low-carbon energy systems. These systems demand complex solutions, including …

[HTML][HTML] Review of the building energy performance gap from simulation and building lifecycle perspectives: Magnitude, causes and solutions

Z Zheng, J Zhou, Z Jiaqin, Y Yang, F Xu… - Developments in the Built …, 2024 - Elsevier
The building energy performance gap (EPG) seriously restricts the improvement of building
energy efficiency. Currently, although many studies on EPG, it is not yet fully understood and …

AixLib: an open-source Modelica library for compound building energy systems from component to district level with automated quality management

L Maier, D Jansen, F Wüllhorst, M Kremer… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Open-source modelling libraries facilitate the standardization and harmonization of model
development. In the context of building energy systems, Modelica is a suitable modelling …

[PDF][PDF] Digital twin value in intelligent building development

A Zakharchenko, O Stepanets - Advanced Information …, 2023 - repository.kpi.kharkov.ua
The aim of the research. This article discusses the use of the Digital Twin in automation and
its impact on the resulting solution. The research aims to illuminate the Digital Twin concept …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling virtual sensors for real-time indoor comfort control

H Edtmayer, D Brandl, T Mach, E Schlager… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasing demands on indoor comfort in buildings and urgently needed energy efficiency
measures require optimised HVAC systems in buildings. To achieve this, more extensive …

Advances in emerging digital technologies for energy efficiency and energy integration in smart cities

Y Zhou, J Liu - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Advances and fast development in emerging digital technologies trigger the next generation
revolution in energy areas and smart cities, while roles and mechanisms of digital …

Self-attention variational autoencoder-based method for incomplete model parameter imputation of digital twin building energy systems

J Lu, C Zhang, B Li, Y Zhao, R Choudhary… - Energy and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Digital twin models serve as the most crucial foundation for estimating the expected
conservation effects of building energy systems. The establishment of digital twin models …

Digital twin design with on-line calibration for HVAC systems in buildings

C Vering, S Borges, D Coakley… - Building …, 2021 - publications.ibpsa.org
Digital twins of HVAC systems show great potential to increase efficiency through
operational optimization and predictive maintenance of real processes. We introduce an IoT …