Distributed Model Predictive Control for building HVAC systems: A Case Study

Distributed Model Predictive Control via Proximal

This paper investigates a distributed model predictive control (DMPC) framework for building control applications. The proposed framework is general in that it can be easily customized to solve the dynamic optimization problem for a broad class of multi-zone buildings with relatively complex HVAC systems. The Proximal Jacobian alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM), a recent variant...

Investigation of Distributed Model Predictive Control for Economic Load Shifting in Building HVAC Systems

A Distributed Approach to Efficient Model Predictive Control of Building HVAC Systems

Model based predictive control (MPC) is increasingly being seen as an attractive approach in controlling building HVAC systems. One advantage of the MPC approach is the ability to integrate weather forecast, occupancy information and utility price variations in determining the optimal HVAC operation. However, application to largescale building HVAC systems is limited by the large number of cont...

Automatic HVAC Control with Real-time Occupancy Recognition and Simulation-guided Model Predictive Control in Low-cost Embedded System

Intelligent building automation systems can reduce the energy consumption of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) units by sensing the comfort requirements automatically and scheduling the HVAC operations dynamically. Traditional building automation systems rely on fairly inaccurate occupancy sensors and basic predictive control using oversimplified building thermal response models,...

A new zone temperature predictive modeling for energy saving in buildings

Currently in most buildings, the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are controlled by the present temperature in the building. If the predictions for future temperature in the building or a zone were available, the building management system (BMS) could use both present and future temperatures to control HVAC systems, the energy consumed by HAVC systems could then be minim...