Publication detail

Using a utility system grey-box model as a support tool for progressive energy management and automation of buildings

MÁŠA, V. TOUŠ, M. PAVLAS, M.

English title

Using a utility system grey-box model as a support tool for progressive energy management and automation of buildings

Type

WoS Article

Language

en

Original abstract

The research presented here is focused on improving energy management in a building complex through analytical and empirical modelling of its utilities. First, we introduce current European policy on energy savings in buildings. The modelling starts with a literature review and a thorough study on a heating and cooling system of a particular building complex—the National Theatre in Prague, Czech Republic. Standard building automation and control systems cannot optimize the building’s operations to the fullest and thus do not provide the best cost savings possible. A mathematical model of the energy system and its integration into a building control system is an essential prerequisite for any optimization here. The development of a model which can be integrated into a control system during real-time operation of the building is a very complicated task. Our paper presents a procedure to develop such a model and methods to apply it in a real-life operation. First, the mathematical model is implemented in a simulation tool, which enables an efficiency evaluation of the system. This simulation tool offers especially important support for building automation and control systems when deciding the most effective operation of heat or cold utilities. The model greatly helps in monitoring and optimizing daily offtake limits for natural gas, which is highly appreciated by the building’s technical management. Our practical applications of the model show new possibilities for simulation and optimization calculations which are completely unique in building management systems so far.

Keywords in English

Data-driven modelling, Simulation, Optimization, Utility system, Control system

Released

2016-01-15

Publisher

Springer

Location

Berlin Heidelberg

ISSN

1618-954X

Volume

18

Number

1

Pages from–to

195–208

Pages count

14

BIBTEX


@article{BUT117149,
  author="Vítězslav {Máša} and Michal {Touš} and Martin {Pavlas}",
  title="Using a utility system grey-box model as a support tool for progressive energy management and automation of buildings",
  journal="Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy",
  year="2016",
  volume="18",
  number="1",
  pages="195--208",
  doi="10.1007/s10098-015-1006-x",
  issn="1618-954X",
  url="http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10098-015-1006-x"
}