Model predictive control for integrated control of air-conditioning and mechanical ventilation, lighting and shading systems

Yang, Shiyu; Wan, Man Pun; Ng, Bing Feng; Dubey, Swapnil; Henze, Gregor P.; Chen, Wanyu; Baskaran, Krishnamoorthy

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117112

Model predictive control for integrated control of air-conditioning and mechanical ventilation, lighting and shading systems

Journal Article · Sat May 29 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Applied Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117112· OSTI ID:1798294

Yang, Shiyu ^[1]; Wan, Man Pun ^[1]; Ng, Bing Feng ^[1]; Dubey, Swapnil ^[1]; ^[2]; Chen, Wanyu ^[1]; Baskaran, Krishnamoorthy ^[1]

Nanyang Technological Univ. (Singapore)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)

Modern buildings are increasingly automated and often equipped with multiple building services (e.g., air-conditioning and mechanical ventilation (ACMV), dynamic shading, dimmable lighting). These systems are conventionally controlled individually without considering their interactions, affecting the building’s overall energy inefficiency and occupant comfort. A model predictive control (MPC) system that features a multi-objective MPC scheme to enable coordinated control of multiple building services for overall optimized energy efficiency, indoor thermal and visual comfort, as well as a hybrid model for predicting indoor visual comfort and lighting power is proposed. The MPC system was implemented in a test facility having two identical, side-by-side experimental cells to facilitate comparison with a building management system (BMS) employing conventional reactive feedback control. The MPC system coordinated the control of the ACMV, dynamic façade and automated dimmable lighting systems in one cell while the BMS controlled the building services in the other cell in a conventional manner. The MPC side achieved 15.1–20.7% electricity consumption reduction, as compared to the BMS side. Simultaneously, the MPC system improved indoor thermal comfort by maintaining the room within the comfortable range (-0.5 < predicted mean vote < 0.5) for 98.3% of the time, up from 91.8% of the time on the BMS side. Visual comfort, measured by indoor daylight glare probability (DGP) and horizontal illuminance level at work plane height, was maintained for the entire test period on the MPC side, improving from having visual comfort for 94.5% and 85.7% of the time, respectively, on the BMS side.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1798294

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 23187020

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA--5500-80256; MainId:42459; UUID:7ac7d29c-eabe-436b-819c-05e5b6e0687f; MainAdminID:25652

Journal Information:: Applied Energy, Journal Name: Applied Energy Vol. 297; ISSN 0306-2619

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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