Automated machine learning-based building energy load prediction method

C Zhang, X Tian, Y Zhao, J Lu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The application of data-driven building energy load prediction technologies remains a time-
consuming effort, since it highly relies on human expertise to train data-driven building …

[HTML][HTML] Reinforcement learning building control approach harnessing imitation learning

S Dey, T Marzullo, X Zhang, G Henze - Energy and AI, 2023 - Elsevier
Reinforcement learning (RL) has shown significant success in sequential decision making in
fields like autonomous vehicles, robotics, marketing and gaming industries. This success …

ANNEXE: An open-source building energy design optimisation framework using artificial neural networks and genetic algorithms

IG Kerdan, DM Gálvez - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
It is expected that the building sector will be a major contributor to greenhouse gas
emissions by 2050, as end-use services such as cooling demand is expected to rise …

[HTML][HTML] Deep reinforcement learning with planning guardrails for building energy demand response

D Jang, L Spangher, S Nadarajah, C Spanos - Energy and AI, 2023 - Elsevier
Building energy demand response is projected to be important in decarbonizing energy use.
A demand response program that communicates “artificial” hourly price signals to workers …

Offline-online reinforcement learning for energy pricing in office demand response: lowering energy and data costs

D Jang, L Spangher, T Srivistava, M Khattar… - Proceedings of the 8th …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Our team is proposing to run a full-scale energy demand response experiment in an office
building. Although this is an exciting endeavor which will provide value to the community …

Position: opportunities exist for machine learning in magnetic fusion energy

L Spangher, AM Wang, A Maris… - … on Machine Learning, 2024 - openreview.net
Magnetic confinement fusion may one day provide reliable, carbon-free energy, but the field
currently faces technical hurdles. In this position paper, we highlight six key research …

Reinforcement Learning Building Control: An Online Approach with Guided Exploration Using Surrogate Models

S Dey, GP Henze - ASME Journal of Engineering for …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The incorporation of emerging technologies, including solar photovoltaics, electric vehicles,
battery energy storage, smart devices, Internet-of-Things devices, and sensors in buildings …

Adapting surprise minimizing reinforcement learning techniques for transactive control

W Arnold, T Srivastava, L Spangher, U Agwan… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Optimizing prices for energy demand response requires a flexible controller with ability to
navigate complex environments. We propose a reinforcement learning controller with …

Using meta reinforcement learning to bridge the gap between simulation and experiment in energy demand response

D Jang, L Spangher, M Khattar, U Agwan… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Our team is proposing to run a full-scale energy demand response experiment in an office
building. Although this is an exciting endeavor which will provide value to the community …

Laxity-Aware Scalable Reinforcement Learning for HVAC Control

R Liu, Y Pan, Y Chen - arxiv preprint arxiv:2306.16619, 2023 - arxiv.org
Demand flexibility plays a vital role in maintaining grid balance, reducing peak demand, and
saving customers' energy bills. Given their highly shiftable load and significant contribution …