期刊
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
卷 55, 期 -, 页码 238-251出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.08.002
关键词
HVAC predictive control; Predicted mean vote; Neural networks; Multi-objective genetic algorithm; Thermal comfort; Wireless sensor networks
资金
- Portuguese National Science Foundation [PTDC/ENR/73345/2006]
- European Commission [PERG-GA-2008-239451]
- University of Algarve for the Ceratonia Award
- FCT, through IDMEC, under LAETA
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [PTDC/ENR/73345/2006] Funding Source: FCT
The paper addresses the problem of controlling a Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system with the purpose of achieving a desired thermal comfort level and energy savings. The formulation uses the thermal comfort, assessed using the predicted mean vote (PMV) index, as a restriction and minimises the energy spent to comply with it. This results in the maintenance of thermal comfort and on the minimisation of energy, which in most conditions are conflicting goals requiring an optimisation method to find appropriate solutions over time. A discrete model-based predictive control methodology is applied, consisting of three major components: the predictive models, implemented by radial basis function neural networks identified by means of a multi-objective genetic algorithm: the cost function that will be optimised to minimise energy consumption and maintain thermal comfort; and the optimisation method, a discrete branch and bound approach. Each component will be described, with special emphasis on a fast and accurate computation of the PMV indices. Experimental results obtained within different rooms in a building of the University of Algarve will be presented, both in summer and winter conditions, demonstrating the feasibility and performance of the approach. Energy savings resulting from the application of the method are estimated to be greater than 50%. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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