Low energy buildings have attracted lots of attention in recent years. Most of the research is focused on the building construction or alternative energy sources. In contrary, this paper presents a general methodology of minimizing energy consumption using current energy sources and minimal...

In this paper, a method for determining the optimum use of a superheater and/or recuperator in a binary geothermal power plant is developed. Additionally, a multi-objective optimization algorithm is developed to intelligently explore the trade-off between specific work output and specific heat...

In recent years the domestic energy management has become a non-trivial task as the number of energy sources and system components involved have increased, and all components have to operate coordinately in order to maximize global efficiency measures.

This paper proposes a solution method for the discrete-time long-term dynamic portfolio optimization problem with state and asset allocation constraints. We use the ideas of Model Predictive Control (MPC) to solve the constrained stochastic control problem. MPC is a solution technique which was...

This paper presents a study on the design of linear model predictive control (MPC) for wind turbines, with a focus on the controller's tuning tradeoffs. A continuously linearized MPC approach is described and applied to control a 3-bladed, horizontal axis, variable speed wind turbine. The tuning...

This paper presents the important features of structure-dependent model predictive control (MPC)-based approaches for automatic generation control (AGC) considering network topology. Since power systems have various generators under different topologies, it is necessary to reflect the...

We present experimental evaluation of two occupancy-based control strategies for HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning) systems in commercial buildings that were proposed in our earlier simulation work. We implement these strategies in a test-zone of Pugh Hall at the University of...

CDQ (coke dry quenching) is a widely used method for recovering waste heat in the steel industry. We have developed a novel, data driven modeling approach and model based control for a CDQ unit to increase steam generation in a cogeneration system. First, the correlation between steam generation...

In this paper we deal with the problem of efficiently optimizing microgrid operations while satisfying a time-varying request and operation constraints. Microgrids are subsystems of the distribution grid comprising sufficient generating resources to operate in isolation from the main grid, in a...

A method for an efficient operation of a battery energy storage system (BESS) associated with frequency control problem is presented in this paper. A control system model is proposed to simulate the operation of BESS, and a controller is designed. The strategy is based on model predictive...