All you need to know about model predictive control for buildings

J Drgoňa, J Arroyo, IC Figueroa, D Blum… - Annual Reviews in …, 2020 - Elsevier
It has been proven that advanced building control, like model predictive control (MPC), can
notably reduce the energy use and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. However, despite …

Sensor impacts on building and HVAC controls: A critical review for building energy performance

Y Bae, S Bhattacharya, B Cui, S Lee, Y Li… - Advances in Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
Building operations rely heavily on control systems and sensors. This paper provides a
sophisticated literature review on sensor systems in building/HVAC systems, particularly in …

[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 …

Data requirements and performance evaluation of model predictive control in buildings: A modeling perspective

S Zhan, A Chong - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Model predictive control (MPC) has shown great potential in improving building
performance and saving energy. However, after over 20 years of research, it is yet to be …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of advanced control strategies for building energy systems

P Stoffel, L Maier, A Kümpel, T Schreiber, D Müller - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Advanced building control strategies like model predictive control and reinforcement
learning can consider forecasts for weather, occupancy, and energy prices. Combined with …

Data-driven methods for building control—A review and promising future directions

ET Maddalena, Y Lian, CN Jones - Control Engineering Practice, 2020 - Elsevier
A review of the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning control problem for buildings is
presented with particular emphasis on its distinguishing features. Next, we not only examine …

A review of unsupervised statistical learning and visual analytics techniques applied to performance analysis of non-residential buildings

C Miller, Z Nagy, A Schlueter - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Measured and simulated data sources from the built environment are increasing rapidly. It is
becoming normal to analyze data from hundreds, or even thousands of buildings at once …

Potential of three variant machine-learning models for forecasting district level medium-term and long-term energy demand in smart grid environment

T Ahmad, H Chen - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Medium-term and long-term energy prediction is essential for the planning and operations of
the smart grid eco-system. The prediction of next year and next month energy demand of …

Ground-coupled heat pumps: Part 1–Literature review and research challenges in modeling and optimal control

E Atam, L Helsen - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, a compact overview of the state-of-the-art in modeling of ground-coupled heat
pump (GCHP) systems and an in-depth review of their optimal control along with the …

Data mining approach for improving the optimal control of HVAC systems: An event-driven strategy

J Wang, J Hou, J Chen, Q Fu, G Huang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems contribute to a major portion of
energy consumption in buildings. Real-time optimal control is an efficient tool to improve the …