Development of a plug-and-play multiple RTU coordination control algorithm for small/medium commercial buildings

There have been very few advanced control algorithms developed for small commercial buildings due to practical difficulties such as the spatial comfort variations, significant disturbances, high sensor costs, and high cost of site-specific engineering solutions. High implementation cost has been a major impediment to successful market penetration. The focus of this work is to develop and demonstrate plug-and-play optimal coordination of multiple roof top units (RTUs). The goal is to minimize the time required to configure the control strategy in order to enable a more cost effective control implementation for small commercial building applications.