State of the art review on model predictive control (MPC) in Heating Ventilation and Air-conditioning (HVAC) field

Y Yao, DK Shekhar - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Building systems are subject of dynamic system that have a general feature of non-linearity
and in turn, present us with different challenges for its optimized control of energy-saving …

Photovoltaic capacity dynamic tracking model predictive control strategy of air-conditioning systems with consideration of flexible loads

J Zhao, Z Yang, L Shi, D Liu, H Li, Y Mi, H Wang… - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Building photovoltaic (PV) power generation is intermittent, volatile, random, and
uncontrollable; thus, the use of solar grid-connected power generation can lead to a series …

Distributed energy management for active distribution network considering aggregated office buildings

Z Li, S Su, X Jin, H Chen - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a distributed energy management for active distribution network (ADN)
considering aggregated office buildings. It aims to dispatch the flexible resources of office …

[HTML][HTML] Control strategy analysis of multistage speed compressor for vehicle air conditioning based on particle swarm optimization

L He, P Li, Y Zhang, H Jing, Z Gu - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
For electric vehicles (EVs), there is an urgent need to reduce the energy consumption of the
air conditioning (AC) system while ensuring the cabin's comfort. This paper proposes a …

Optimizing the Passive House Planning Package simulation tool: A bottom-up dynamic approach to reduce building performance gap

Y Kang, N Ma, V Bunster, VWC Chang, J Zhou - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) simulation tool is the only
authorized software in Australia for the Passivhaus (PH) certification. Despite its key role in …

Model predictive control for active insulation in building envelopes

B Cui, J Dong, S Lee, P Im, M Salonvaara, D Hun… - Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Active insulation systems (AISs) refer to building envelopes with insulation materials that can
change their thermal conductivity and are coupled with thermal mass to reduce building …

Energy management for active distribution network incorporating office buildings based on chance-constrained programming

S Su, Z Li, X Jin, K Yamashita, M Xia, Q Chen - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aiming to the more flexible operation of the active distribution network (ADN), an energy
management method for ADN incorporating office buildings is proposed based on chance …

Energy management strategy of active distribution network with integrated distributed wind power and smart buildings

Z Li, S Su, Y Zhao, X Jin, H Chen, Y Li… - IET Renewable Power …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aiming to achieve the flexible operation of distribution network (ADN), an energy
management strategy of ADN with integrated distributed wind power and smart buildings is …

Empower Wall: Active insulation system leveraging additive manufacturing and model predictive control

C Atkins, D Hun, P Im, B Post, B Slattery, E Iffa… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Buildings are one of the largest energy consumers worldwide, using large amounts of
energy during their construction and for climate control during operation. Active insulation …

An optimal air-conditioner on-off control scheme under extremely hot weather conditions

M Al-Azba, Z Cen, Y Remond, S Ahzi - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Being reliant on Air Conditioning (AC) throughout the majority of the year, desert countries
with extremely hot weather conditions such as Qatar are facing challenges in lowering …