The global shift toward integrating renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind
power, is revolutionizing the energy landscape, presenting both opportunities and …

Most of the power-to-heat and thermal energy storage technologies are mature and impact
the European energy transition. However, detailed models of these technologies are usually …

Determining a proper trade-off between energy consumption and indoor thermal comfort is
important for HVAC system control. Deep Q-learning (DQN) based multi-objective optimal …

Energy storage system (ESS) plays a key role in peak load shaving to minimize power
consumption of buildings in peak hours. This paper proposes a novel energy management …

Previous studies have shown that electric water heaters (EWHs) have strong potential in
demand-side management applications more precisely because they offer energy storage …

Virtual sensors, or soft sensors, have greatly contributed to the evolution of the sensing
systems in industry. The soft sensors are process models having three fundamental …

Domestic water heating significantly impacts global energy demand, with electric hot water
storage devices notably contributing to grid load. Efficient management of these widespread …

It is challenging and interesting to establish a precise dynamic model of an OTB (once-
through boiler) power plant unit in order to meet large scale load demands from the power …

The traditional combined heat and power (CHP) units have drawbacks such as a lack of
flexibility in control and environmental pollution. Renewable-energy-based heat-power …

Building performance has been shown to degrade significantly after commissioning,
resulting in increased energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions. Fault …