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 …

Recently, with increasing cooling demands, district cooling has assumed an important role
as it is more efficient than stand-alone cooling systems. District cooling reduces the …

An optimization system for a central plant includes a pro cessing circuit configured to receive
load prediction data indicating building energy loads and utility rate data indi cating a price …

A new method for heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) energy consumption
optimization based on load prediction and energy flexibility is proposed. First, the energy …

This work considers the optimal scheduling problem for a campus central plant equipped
with a bank of multiple electrical chillers and a thermal energy storage (TES). Typically, the …

The energy consumption in a multi-chiller system is very significant and its consumption will
be increased by inappropriate operating of the chillers. Accordingly, the economic dispatch …

Rational scheduling strategy is the key to play the economy of district heating and cooling
(DHC) system. However, very limited studies have been conducted on it using a suitable …

Distributed power and energy resources are now being used to meet the combined electric
power, heating, and cooling demands of many buildings. The addition of on-site renewables …

With the rapid growth of isolated microgrids, combined heating and power (CHP) can be
integrated with photovoltaic (PV) system. The integration of CHP-PV systems has a …

We consider the problem of electricity demand shifting for the cooling needs of a large
institution, using a thermal energy storage (TES) tank. The system is comprised of a number …