[HTML][HTML] Data-driven predictive control for unlocking building energy flexibility: A review

A Kathirgamanathan, M De Rosa, E Mangina… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Managing supply and demand in the electricity grid is becoming more challenging due to
the increasing penetration of variable renewable energy sources. As significant end-use …

Model predictive control (MPC) for enhancing building and HVAC system energy efficiency: Problem formulation, applications and opportunities

G Serale, M Fiorentini, A Capozzoli, D Bernardini… - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
In the last few years, the application of Model Predictive Control (MPC) for energy
management in buildings has received significant attention from the research community …

Whole building energy model for HVAC optimal control: A practical framework based on deep reinforcement learning

Z Zhang, A Chong, Y Pan, C Zhang, KP Lam - Energy and Buildings, 2019 - Elsevier
Whole building energy model (BEM) is a physics-based modeling method for building
energy simulation. It has been widely used in the building industry for code compliance …

[HTML][HTML] Approximate model predictive building control via machine learning

J Drgoňa, D Picard, M Kvasnica, L Helsen - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Many studies have proven that the building sector can significantly benefit from replacing the
current practice rule-based controllers (RBC) by more advanced control strategies like …

A comprehensive review of predictive control strategies in heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC): Model-free VS model

X **n, Z Zhang, Y Zhou, Y Liu, D Wang… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Predictive control offers significant advantages in nonlinear control, high thermal inertia, and
dynamic control. This article uses a Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses methodology to …

Collaborative scheduling and flexibility assessment of integrated electricity and district heating systems utilizing thermal inertia of district heating network and …

X Li, W Li, R Zhang, T Jiang, H Chen, G Li - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In the traditional scheduling of integrated electricity and district heating systems (IEDHS)
with high penetrations of wind power, large amounts of wind power curtailments can still …

Experiment study of machine-learning-based approximate model predictive control for energy-efficient building control

S Yang, MP Wan, W Chen, BF Ng, S Dubey - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The adoption of model predictive control (MPC) for building automation and control
applications is challenged by the high hardware and software requirements to solve its …

Practical implementation and evaluation of deep reinforcement learning control for a radiant heating system

Z Zhang, KP Lam - Proceedings of the 5th Conference on Systems for …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has become a popular optimal control method in recent
years. This is mainly because DRL has the potential to solve the optimal control problems …

Solutions for enhancement of energy and exergy efficiencies in air handling units

W Liu, R Kalbasi, M Afrand - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, five layouts of using air-to-air heat exchangers (AAHE) were added in the Air
Handling Unit (AHU) to diminish the cooling and heating coils energy usage through the …

Smart buildings as Cyber-Physical Systems: Data-driven predictive control strategies for energy efficiency

M Schmidt, C Åhlund - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to its significant contribution to global energy usage and the associated greenhouse
gas emissions, existing building stock's energy efficiency must improve. Predictive building …