Potential Energy Flexibility for a Hot-Water Based Heating System in Smart Buildings Via Economic Model Predictive Control

Awadelrahman M. A. Ahmed, Yi Zong, Lucian Mihet-Popa, Jorge Bruna, Carsten Agert, Xianyong Xiao

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    Abstract

    This paper studies the potential of shifting the heating energy consumption in a residential building to low price periods based on varying electricity price signals suing Economic Model Predictive Control strategy. The investigated heating system consists of a heat pump incorporated with a hot water tank as active thermal energy storage, where two optimization problems are integrated together to optimize both the heat pump electricity consumption and the building heating consumption. A sensitivity analysis for the system flexibility is examined. The results revealed that the proposed controller can successfully achieve significant shifting potentials compared to a baseline case.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of 2017 International Symposium on Computer Science and Intelligent Controls
    Number of pages5
    PublisherIEEE
    Publication date2017
    Pages1-5
    ISBN (Print)978-1-5386-2941-3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017
    Event2017 International Symposium on Computer Science and Intelligent Controls - Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
    Duration: 20 Oct 201722 Oct 2017

    Conference

    Conference2017 International Symposium on Computer Science and Intelligent Controls
    LocationBudapest University of Technology and Economics
    Country/TerritoryHungary
    CityBudapest
    Period20/10/201722/10/2017

    Keywords

    • Building Energy Management System
    • Demand Response
    • Economic Model Predictive Control
    • Energy Flexibility
    • Heat Pumps
    • Smart Buildings
    • Thermal Energy Storage

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