Adaptive Energy Optimization Toward Net-Zero Energy Building Clusters

Philip Odonkor, Kemper Lewis, Jin Wen, Teresa Wu

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    Abstract

    Traditionally viewed as mere energy consumers, buildings have adapted, capitalizing on smart grid technologies and distributed energy resources to efficiently use and trade energy, as evident in net-zero energy buildings (NZEBs). In this paper, we examine the opportunities presented by applying net-zero to building communities (clusters). This paper makes two main contributions: one, it presents a framework for generating Pareto optimal operational strategies for building clusters; two, it examines the energy tradeoffs resulting from adaptive decisions in response to dynamic operation conditions. Using a building cluster simulator, the proposed approach is shown to adaptively and significantly reduce total energy cost.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number061405
    JournalJournal of Mechanical Design
    Volume138
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1 Jun 2016

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