All you need to know about model predictive control for buildings

J Drgoňa, J Arroyo, IC Figueroa, D Blum… - Annual Reviews in …, 2020 - Elsevier
It has been proven that advanced building control, like model predictive control (MPC), can
notably reduce the energy use and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. However, despite …

The nexus of the indoor CO2 concentration and ventilation demands underlying CO2-based demand-controlled ventilation in commercial buildings: A critical review

X Lu, Z Pang, Y Fu, Z O'Neill - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The carbon dioxide (CO 2)-based demand-controlled ventilation (DCV) has
attracted prompt attention from the Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) …

A guideline to document occupant behavior models for advanced building controls

B Dong, R Markovic, S Carlucci, Y Liu, A Wagner… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The availability of computational power, and a wealth of data from sensors have boosted the
development of model-based predictive control for smart and effective control of advanced …

A data-driven procedure to model occupancy and occupant-related electric load profiles in residential buildings for energy simulation

F Causone, S Carlucci, M Ferrando, A Marchenko… - Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Improving the reliability of energy simulation outputs is becoming a pressing task to reduce
the performance gap between the design and the operation of buildings. Occupant …

Advances in research and applications of CO2-based demand-controlled ventilation in commercial buildings: A critical review of control strategies and performance …

X Lu, Z Pang, Y Fu, Z O'Neill - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The carbon dioxide (CO 2)-based demand-controlled ventilation (DCV) has
attracted prompt attention from the Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) …

Occupancy estimation using IoT sensors and machine learning: Incorporating ventilation system operating state and preprocessed differential pressure data

J Kim, A Choi, HJ Moon, JW Moon, M Sung - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Indoor occupancy should be measured to reduce energy consumption in buildings and
predict infection risk. Various studies used machine learning to measure occupancy using …

[PDF][PDF] Toolchain for optimal control and design of energy systems in buildings

F Jorissen - Diss. KU Leuven–Faculty of Engineering Science, 2018 - lirias.kuleuven.be
The building sector consumes over 30% of the total final energy consumption 67 and the
associated CO2 emissions have a negative impact on our climate. The use of contemporary …

Synergy between control theory and machine learning for building energy management

J Arroyo - 2022 - lirias.kuleuven.be
The building sector is the largest energy-demanding sector responsible for over one-third of
energy use globally and an equally important portion of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions …

Model implementation and verification of the envelope, HVAC and controller of an office building in Modelica

F Jorissen, W Boydens, L Helsen - Journal of Building Performance …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Modelica is a promising open-source modelling language for simulation and derivative-
based optimization of multi-zone buildings, including detailed pressure-driven flow networks …

[PDF][PDF] Model Predictive control formulation: a review with focus on hybrid geotabs buildings

I Cupeiro Figueroa, J Cigler… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - lirias.kuleuven.be
Model predictive control (MPC) has been demonstrated to be a potential method for optimal
control applied to building energy systems that provides both energy savings and enhanced …