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

Pre-cooling is a method to shift peak air conditioning demand to off-peak and shoulder
hours by utilizing energy storage in the thermal mass of buildings. This paper evaluates the …

The buildings sector is one of the largest energy consuming entities today, accounting for
about 40% of global energy consumption. Alongside, electricity prices are increasing in …

Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning costs dominate the overall energy bill of
commercial buildings. These costs are even higher in developing countries where diesel …

Nowadays, energy management has gained attention due to the constant increment of
energy consumption in industry and the pollution problems that this fact supposes. On this …

In this paper, the peak electric power of an office building was reduced with a precooling
strategy. Precooling was conducted two hours before work time. Set-point temperatures for …