MPC-based optimal scheduling of grid-connected low energy buildings with thermal energy storages

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 415-426

  Zhao, Yang ^a   Lu, Yuehong ^a   Yan, Chengchu ^a   Wang, Shengwei ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Low energy building; Model predictive control; Real time pricing; Thermal storage; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT STORAGE; MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL ENERGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BUILDING ENERGY SYSTEMS; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; LOW ENERGY BUILDINGS; OPTIMAL SCHEDULING STRATEGIES; REAL TIME PRICING; THERMAL STORAGE; UNCERTAINTY; ZERO ENERGY BUILDING (ZEB);

SCHEDULING;

EID: 84911917583     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.10.019     Document Type: Article

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