Title :
Optimal control of building and HVAC systems
Author :
House, John M. ; Smith, Theodore F.
Author_Institution :
Building Environ. Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
An optimal control strategy is compared with a conventional strategy to demonstrate the capability of optimal control to maintain comfort while reducing the utility cost for a two-zone building and HVAC system. The optimal control strategy yields a reduction in the utility cost of 11 percent for the conditions considered. A near-optimal control strategy that requires less implementation effort is also discussed
Keywords :
HVAC; optimal control; space heating; HVAC systems; comfort; near-optimal control strategy; optimal control strategy; two-zone building; utility cost reduction; Centralized control; Coils; Control systems; Cost function; Equations; Heat transfer; Mechanical variables control; Optimal control; Temperature sensors; Weight control;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, Proceedings of the 1995
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2445-5
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.1995.532751
