Simplified thermal response modelling in building energy management. Paper III: Demonstration of a working controller

An optimum start controller utilising parameters extracted in real-time from measured data is described. The five parameters are those characterising the thermal responses of a building in terms of a second-order RC network. After showing that the algorithm is capable of obtaining similar parameter values as procedures reported previously, the performance of the system is demonstrated in a working school, where the boiler firing times were controlled for six weeks.