Optimization of the Heating System Use in Aged Public Buildings via Model Predictive Control
This work presents the implementation of a Model Predictive Control (MPC) scheme used to study the improvement of the thermal quality in aged residential buildings without any rehabilitation. The controller manages the heating system of an experimentally characterized model of a residential dwelling...
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| author | Edorta Carrascal Izaskun Garrido Aitor J. Garrido José María Sala |
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| description | This work presents the implementation of a Model Predictive Control (MPC) scheme used to study the improvement of the thermal quality in aged residential buildings without any rehabilitation. The controller manages the heating system of an experimentally characterized model of a residential dwelling in a social block built during the decade of the 1960s located in the neighborhood of Otxarkoaga (Bilbao, Spain), so as to obtain an optimal energy efficiency performance. Due to the characteristics of the construction in those days, this kind of buildings suffer problems related to the use of awkward building materials and inefficient heating systems. A comparison with traditionally used ON-OFF hysteresis control is presented in order to demonstrate the energetic improvement provided by the MPC scheme. Besides, the variation of different parameters of the MPC is also studied to determine its influence over the energy consumption and comfort conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79b6b5e20bfc4dddbf34d44e921324bb2022-12-22T02:55:30ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732016-03-019425110.3390/en9040251en9040251Optimization of the Heating System Use in Aged Public Buildings via Model Predictive ControlEdorta Carrascal0Izaskun Garrido1Aitor J. Garrido2José María Sala3Automatic Control Group, Department of Thermal Engineering, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao 48013, SpainAutomatic Control Group, Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao 48013, SpainAutomatic Control Group, Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao 48013, SpainEnedi Research Group, Department of Thermal Engineering, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao 48013, SpainThis work presents the implementation of a Model Predictive Control (MPC) scheme used to study the improvement of the thermal quality in aged residential buildings without any rehabilitation. The controller manages the heating system of an experimentally characterized model of a residential dwelling in a social block built during the decade of the 1960s located in the neighborhood of Otxarkoaga (Bilbao, Spain), so as to obtain an optimal energy efficiency performance. Due to the characteristics of the construction in those days, this kind of buildings suffer problems related to the use of awkward building materials and inefficient heating systems. A comparison with traditionally used ON-OFF hysteresis control is presented in order to demonstrate the energetic improvement provided by the MPC scheme. Besides, the variation of different parameters of the MPC is also studied to determine its influence over the energy consumption and comfort conditions.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/4/251energy-saving policiesenergy efficiencyRC-thermal modelmodel predictive controlsystem characterizationthermal comfort |
| spellingShingle | Edorta Carrascal Izaskun Garrido Aitor J. Garrido José María Sala Optimization of the Heating System Use in Aged Public Buildings via Model Predictive Control Energies energy-saving policies energy efficiency RC-thermal model model predictive control system characterization thermal comfort |
| title | Optimization of the Heating System Use in Aged Public Buildings via Model Predictive Control |
| title_full | Optimization of the Heating System Use in Aged Public Buildings via Model Predictive Control |
| title_fullStr | Optimization of the Heating System Use in Aged Public Buildings via Model Predictive Control |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimization of the Heating System Use in Aged Public Buildings via Model Predictive Control |
| title_short | Optimization of the Heating System Use in Aged Public Buildings via Model Predictive Control |
| title_sort | optimization of the heating system use in aged public buildings via model predictive control |
| topic | energy-saving policies energy efficiency RC-thermal model model predictive control system characterization thermal comfort |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/4/251 |
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