Model predictive control of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems: A state-of-the-art review

S Taheri, P Hosseini, A Razban - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the fast advancement of communication and information technology, intelligent
buildings have garnered great interest. These buildings can forecast weather, ambient …

Energy saving and indoor temperature control for an office building using tube-based robust model predictive control

Y Gao, S Miyata, Y Akashi - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Actively controlling a building's heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system can
reduce costs and improve indoor comfort. Model predictive control (MPC) is an effective …

[HTML][HTML] Towards designing an aggregator to activate the energy flexibility of multi-zone buildings using a hierarchical model-based scheme

M Khatibi, S Rahnama, P Vogler-Finck, JD Bendtsen… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Aggregators are emerging players in the future power markets which aggregate the flexibility
of small consumers. This paper proposes a hierarchical model-based scheme to activate the …

[HTML][HTML] Control logic for a novel HVAC system providing room-based indoor climate control in residential buildings

S Rahnama, G Hultmark, K Rupnik… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the major changes regarding HVAC systems in new or renovated residential
buildings is the incorporation of heating in the ventilation system, providing an air heating …

[HTML][HTML] A novel and lean data-based method to calculate the actual HVAC zone energy consumption and cooling load in sustainable smart cities using a single …

M Magdy, MR Hamouda, O ElHadidy, S Mekhael - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainability and energy savings are two intertwined research aims for humanity's long-
term survival, aligned with the Paris Agreement and the Egyptian vision of 2030. The …

Images based fault diagnosis of air handling unit via combining kernel slow feature analysis and deep learning method

Y Yu, H Zhang, W Peng, R Wang, C Li - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Fault diagnosis of the air handling unit (AHU) is essential for the normal operation of the
heating ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system. In the AHU's actual running, its …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of time-invariant and adaptive linear grey-box models for model predictive control of residential buildings

X Yu, Z Ren, P Liu, L Imsland, L Georges - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Model predictive control (MPC) is a promising optimal control technique for
activating building energy flexibility using its thermal mass. The performance of the MPC …

[HTML][HTML] Cost-effective occupation dependant infrared zonal heating system for operational university buildings

C Scott, AH Ferdaus, T Kenan, A Albarbar - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent legislations have necessitated policies for carbon print reduction. Buildings and in
particular space heating are major energy consumers and responsible for over 34% of …

Energy Optimization of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Systems

S Taheri - 2024 - search.proquest.com
The energy consumption in the building sector is responsible for over 36% of the total
energy consumption across the globe. Of all the energy-consumer devices within a building …

Adaptive Linear Grey-Box Models for Model Predictive Controller of Residential Buildings

X Yu, L Georges, L Imsland - E3S Web of Conferences, 2022 - e3s-conferences.org
Model predictive control (MPC) is an advanced optimal control technique to minimize a
control objective while satisfying a set of constraints and is well suited to activate the …