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Application of economic MPC to the energy and demand minimization of a commercial building.
- Source :
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Journal of Process Control . Aug2014, Vol. 24 Issue 8, p1282-1291. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- This paper presents an application case study of an economic model predictive control (EMPC) method for optimizing the building demand and energy cost under the time-of-use price policy. The control strategy is comprised of an economic objective function that accounts for the combination of energy and demand costs with a time-of-use rate structure, a dynamic thermal process and power model of the building thermal mass dynamics, and a set of constraints to ensure the building is operated properly. The optimization is a min–max optimization problem and is converted to a linear program. The EMPC method is implemented in a commercial office building located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. An internet-based control architecture is developed to carry out tests with the EMPC controller at a remote location. The test results show that the EMPC strategy is capable of shifting the peak demand to off-peak hours and reducing energy costs compared to a baseline case for the building. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09591524
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Process Control
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 98771221
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprocont.2014.06.011