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 …

The rising cost and demand for energy have prompted the need to devise innovative
methods for energy monitoring, control, and conservation. In addition, statistics show that …

Modeling buildings and smart energy systems requires coupling a wide range of
components into one unified simulation process, which can be difficult given the complexity …

The conventional grid is increasingly integrating renewable energy sources like solar
energy to lower carbon emissions and other greenhouse gases. While energy management …

Smart home technologies have long been envisioned as a mainstay in future residential
buildings; however, residential smart home technologies have fallen short of expectations …

Rapid urbanization around the world, especially in develo** countries, has resulted in a
dramatic increase in the need for energy and water resources. This global trend calls for a …

Buildings account for a significant amount of energy consumption leading to the issues of
global emissions and climate change. Thus, energy management in a building is …

Ever increasing numbers of air-conditioners and, in many places, more extreme weather
and urban overheating are placing additional stresses on electricity networks globally …

Demand response (DR) through air conditioning (AC) systems in buildings is a promising
way to balance the power grid. However, the majority of existing DR strategies are rule …

Owing to recent advancements in Internet of Things technologies, data-driven model
predictive control (MPC) has received significant research interest as a promising strategy to …