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 …

On heat pumps in smart grids: A review

D Fischer, H Madani - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017‏ - Elsevier
This paper investigates heat pump systems in smart grids, focussing on fields of application
and control approaches that have emerged in academic literature. Based on a review of …

Cooperative energy management of a community of smart-buildings: A Blockchain approach

O Van Cutsem, DH Dac, P Boudou, M Kayal - International Journal of …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Demand Response (DR) is progressively moving from a centralized, unidirectional structure
to a set of advanced decentralized mechanisms that better balance distributed supply and …

Reinforcement learning applied to an electric water heater: From theory to practice

F Ruelens, BJ Claessens, S Quaiyum… - … on Smart Grid, 2016‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Electric water heaters have the ability to store energy in their water buffer without impacting
the comfort of the end user. This feature makes them a prime candidate for residential …

[HTML][HTML] Predictive energy management of residential buildings while self-reporting flexibility envelope

J Gasser, H Cai, S Karagiannopoulos, P Heer, G Hug - Applied Energy, 2021‏ - Elsevier
In recent years, renewable energy resources have been increasingly embedded in the
distribution grids, raising new issues such as reverse power flows, and challenging the …

An optimization-based approach to scheduling residential battery storage with solar PV: Assessing customer benefit

EL Ratnam, SR Weller, CM Kellett - Renewable Energy, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Several studies have suggested that battery storage co-located with solar photovoltaics (PV)
benefits electricity distributors in maintaining system voltages within acceptable limits …

An optimal home energy management system for modulating heat pumps and photovoltaic systems

L Langer, T Volling - Applied Energy, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Efficient residential sector coupling plays a key role in supporting the energy transition. In
this study, we analyze the structural properties associated with the optimal control of a home …

Comparison of control approaches for variable speed air source heat pumps considering time variable electricity prices and PV

D Fischer, J Bernhardt, H Madani, C Wittwer - Applied Energy, 2017‏ - Elsevier
The influence of different control strategies and boundary conditions on heat pump system
performance are investigated in this study and the trade-off between complexity and …

Adaptive model predictive control of a heat pump-assisted solar water heating system

Z Zhao, C Wang, B Wang - Energy and Buildings, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Full electrification of building energy systems makes that the electricity-driven heat pump
and solar heat become the most promising heating sources for hot water production in the …