Model-based predictive control of an ice storage device in a building cooling system

Applied Energy

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 1032-1045

  Candanedo, J A ^a   Dehkordi, V R ^a   Stylianou, M ^a  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Building simulation; Ice storage; Model predictive control; Simplified modelling; System identification; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BUILDINGS; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; COSTS; HEAT STORAGE; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICS; METEOROLOGY; MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; THERMAL ENERGY; VIRTUAL STORAGE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BUILDING COOLING SYSTEMS; BUILDING SIMULATION; ICE STORAGE; MODEL BASED PREDICTIVE CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; RULE-BASED CONTROL STRATEGIES; SIMPLIFIED MODELLING; SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES;

ICE;

ALGORITHM; COOLING; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL POWER; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84880818758     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.05.081     Document Type: Article

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