A comparison of economic MPC formulations for thermal building control

Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Date Issued
2019-09-01
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Zwickel, Philipp
Engelmann, Alexander
Gröll, Lutz
Hagenmeyer, Veit  
Sauer, Dominique
Faulwasser, Timm  
TORE-URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11420/46222
Article Number
8905593
Citation
Proceedings of 2019 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe, ISGT-Europe 2019: 8905593 (2019)
Contribution to Conference
IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT-Europe 2019)  
Publisher DOI
10.1109/ISGTEurope.2019.8905593
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85075859371
Publisher
IEEE
ISBN
9781538682180
We investigate different formulations of economic model predictive control for thermal building control. Specifically, we study the trade-off of (possibly conflicting) objectives like temperature tracking, saving energy, and minimizing energy cost. We compare the proposed formulations to conventional proportional control for a modern office building. Our findings indicate that, if price incentives are sufficiently high, a concrete core activation system significantly increases the load shifting capabilities of office buildings.
Subjects
concrete core activation
Model predictive control
thermal building control
DDC Class
004: Computer Sciences
333.7: Natural Resources, Energy and Environment
510: Mathematics