Buildings consume a large amount of energy across all sectors of society, and a large
proportion of building energy is used by HVAC systems to provide a comfortable and healthy …

Optimization of electrical power consumption in multi-chiller system leads to save more
energy in building or industrial locations. Also, this optimization problem is one of the most …

A new optimization algorithm based on an improved imperialist competitive algorithm (ICA-
DE) is proposed to reduce the energy consumption of a multi-chiller system. The …

Most of the global population are not connected to the electrical grid and one third of these
people have no access to potable water sources at the same time. Grid independent hybrid …

At present, the energy consumption of the parallel chillers system accounts for about 60% of
the whole energy consumption of central air conditioning system and 25–40% of the total …

This study investigates the potential energy savings in commercial buildings through
optimized operation of a multi-chiller plant. The cooling load contributes 45–60% of total …

During the optimization and control processes of variable flow rate heating, ventilation, and
air conditioning (HVAC) systems, the medium temporal and spatial characteristics often …

Buildings consume about 20% of the total primary energy use in China. It is critical to
enhancing building energy efficiency for sustainable development. The heating, ventilation …

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 …

In the operation planning of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, optimal chiller
loading assigns cooling loads to chillers with minimized power consumption. In this article, a …