All you need to know about model predictive control for buildings

It has been proven that advanced building control, like model predictive control (MPC), can notably reduce the energy use and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. However, despite intensive research efforts, the practical applications are still in the early stages. There is a growing need for multidisciplinary education on advanced control methods in the built environment to be accessible for a broad range of researchers and practitioners with different engineering backgrounds. This paper provides a unified framework for model predictive building control technology with focus on the real-world applications. From a theoretical point of view, this paper presents an overview of MPC formulations for building…

• UD
  U.S. Department of Energy

  Awards: -AC02-05CH11231, 76RL01830, AC05-76RL01830, 05CH11231, DE-AC05-76RL01830, AC02-05CH11231, DE-AC02, DE-AC02-05CH11231, DE-AC05, DE-AC02-
• EC
  European Commission

  Awards: EU-H2020, H2020, DE-AC02-05CH11231, 723649, 731231, 1710754
• VI
  Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek

  Awards: 1710754, 731231
• H2
  Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

  Awards: 731231, 1710754, 723649
• UZ
  Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven, KU Leuven
• LB
  Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• PN
  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory