Efficiency in Electrical Heating Systems: An MAS Real World Application

Abstract

Abstract. In electrical heating systems, the electrical power consumption should be lower than the Contracted Power Limit. Energy distribution devices are used to solve this problem, but they are only concerned with the electrical energy. We claim that this energy distribution must also consider the comfort level in the building. In this work, an electrical energy distribution MAS for coordinating the electrical heaters is proposed. The MAS is responsible for both objectives: the electrical power must be lower than the Contracted Power Limit and the comfort level in the building must be maintained if sufficient power is available. The MAS is now being implemented in a real world application of an electrical heating system marketed by a local company.

Rule-based system to detect energy efficiency anomalies in smart buildings, a data mining approach

“…Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) are a technology related with RBS, because each agent implements a rule-based system. In this sense, Villar et al (2009 ) proposed a real application of an MAS for coordinating the electrical heaters of a building in order to consider the comfort level and the energy efficiency in the building. Hurtado et al (2014 ) proposed an agent-based control strategy for the operation of buildings, implementing a fuzzy rule based decision making strategy to monitor and control de energy flows in a building.…”