Energy-efficient HVAC management using cooperative, self-trained, control agents: A real-life German building case study

Michailidis, Iakovos; Schild, Thomas; Sangi, Roozbeh; Michailidis, Panagiotis; Korkas, Christos; Fütterer, Johannes Peter; Müller, Dirk; Kosmatopoulos, Elias B.

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.11.046

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“…The most important for future developments is of course the • forthright tuning. Promising experiments with a greenhouse [30] and a building [33] comfort this hope. It would confirm thanks also to [7] that model-free control should become important in computer science (compare with [3], [23], [25]).…”

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A simple but energy-efficient HVAC control synthesis for data centers

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2019 International Conference on Control, Automation and Diagnosis (ICCAD)

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The air conditioning management of data centers, a key question with respect to energy saving, is here tackled via the recent model-free control synthesis. Mathematical modeling becomes useless in this approach. The tuning of the corresponding intelligent proportional controller is straightforward. Computer simulations show excellent tracking performances in various realistic situations, like CPU load or temperature changes.

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A simple but energy-efficient HVAC control synthesis for data centers

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“…2 The optimization methods for the HVAC system mainly include model-based and modelfree methods. 3,4 In model-based methods, several researchers have devoted efforts to HVAC system optimization for minimizing energy consumption. For example, Lu et al 5,6 proposed a global optimization for HVAC systems.…”

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A decentralized, model-free, global optimization method for energy saving in heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems

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Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

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To solve the challenges of high labour and maintenance cost while saving energy in engineering, a decentralized agent-based model-free global optimization method for heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems is proposed. In this novel optimization method, each updated smart equipment is connected according to the physical relationships, such that it can communicate and collaborate with adjacent nodes. Furthermore, to achieve the overall optimal operation of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, a decentralized evolutionary algorithm is developed. With the decentralized algorithm executed in all smart nodes in parallel with the feedback of sensor measurements instead of accurate device models, the system can achieve optimal coordination and avoid conflicts between correlated devices. The equivalence between the centralized and decentralized methods is proven. This method is confirmed to be effective through hardware testing based on actual engineering. Practical application: The traditional optimization methods for heating, ventilation and air conditioning are based on a centralized structure with a series of deficiencies, such as high maintenance and labour costs, link congestion and operational lag. This study presents a novel decentralized structure constructed using basic physical relations and a model-free method that possesses the advantages of plug-and-play, rapid development, great flexibility and convenience for engineering implementation without having to build a central monitor. The case study results validate the efficiency and effectiveness of the proposed method.

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“…[1,2] In most cases, energy saving in construction, as a rule, is considered at the design phase of new construction or at the stage of their modernization or reconstruction. [3,4] At the same time, a considerable amount of electricity, heat, fuel and other energy resources are consumed during the construction and installation works, aimed to build new object, and providing the household maintenance of the builders involved in the process. A significant part of these expenses are operating costs on construction machines and mechanisms.…”

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The formation of engine parks of the construction organizations with accounting of energy efficiency and environmental friendliness

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2019

E3S Web Conf.

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Increase in energy efficiency of construction allows reducing costs of technical operation of parks of the equipment and increasing construction energy saving level in general. To achieve these goals, it is offered to apply modern methods of the organization and works, to use the hi-tech construction equipment, and also to form an optimum set of mechanization for construction and installation works. A criterion of optimization is the cost of work. In definition of performance data of the car at the enterprise, its energy efficiency is taken into account, the options are compared, and the optimal set of cars is formed. During the solution of the task, conclusions were formulated, showing that ecological planning and steering together with energy audit on the construction site allow more rational formation of parks of cars, improving ecological component and quality of construction works.

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Energy-efficient HVAC management using cooperative, self-trained, control agents: A real-life German building case study

Cited by 50 publications

References 41 publications

A simple but energy-efficient HVAC control synthesis for data centers

A simple but energy-efficient HVAC control synthesis for data centers

A decentralized, model-free, global optimization method for energy saving in heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems

The formation of engine parks of the construction organizations with accounting of energy efficiency and environmental friendliness

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