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Personalized Thermal Comfort Model with Decision Tree
2019
Intelligent Control and Automation
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Then, a comfort-based HVAC controller was developed with the thermal sensation prediction results with the trained model above. ...
As a result, the proposed controller indeed improves occupant's thermal comfort model. ...
Moreover, many researchers in HVAC control has investigated much on reinforcement learning control (RL) recently. ...
doi:10.4236/ica.2019.104012
fatcat:jwpk4dyvcram5aj7hhbjwew3gy
Designing a generalised reward for Building Energy Management Reinforcement Learning agents
2021
Zenodo
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In this regard, Reinforcement Learning (RL) approaches are giving a good balance between data requirements and intelligent operations to control building systems. ...
intelligent agents for building energy management. ...
[27] relied on that same neural network to estimate the Q-values of their deep reinforcement learning algorithm model to manage and control the heating system and the domestic hot water. ...
doi:10.5281/zenodo.5583237
fatcat:rfuv5cedanfqpfcgi3xxnldt34
A Review of Reinforcement Learning Applications to Control of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems
2022
Energies
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Reinforcement learning has emerged as a potentially disruptive technology for control and optimization of HVAC systems. ...
A reinforcement learning agent takes actions, which can be direct HVAC actuator commands or setpoints for control loops in building automation systems. ...
Introduction Reinforcement learning (RL) is emerging as an advanced technique for HVAC control, due to its ability to process complex sensor information to achieve complex control objectives. ...
doi:10.3390/en15103526
fatcat:mp2vv45qu5byjff32ckwh2tevu
Artificial Intelligence for Efficient Thermal Comfort Systems: Requirements, Current Applications and Future Directions
2020
Frontiers in Built Environment
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Aside from the use of ANN and genetic algorithms, some BMSs implement a reinforcement learning technique to increase the adaptability of the HVAC controller with different environments (as discussed in ...
Reinforcement learning can help model the thermal environment in which tools regulating thermal comfort, whether spanning the building (i.e., HVAC systems) or an individual occupant (i.e., personal comfort ...
The funder provided logistics support and high-level directions for this review. Copyright © 2020 Ghahramani, Galicia, Lehrer, Varghese, Wang and Pandit. ...
doi:10.3389/fbuil.2020.00049
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Multi-agent Reinforcement Learning Embedded Game for the Optimization of Building Energy Control and Power System Planning
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2019
arXiv
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In my study, we address a novel methodology to control the operation of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system (HVAC). ...
Compared with the existing distribution power system planning mechanisms and the related game theoretical methodologies, our proposed algorithm can plan and optimize the hourly energy usage, and have the ...
Hence, multi-agent reinforce learning comes into our searching scope and fits for our optimizing and controlling needs. ...
arXiv:1901.07333v1
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Intelligent Building Control Systems for Thermal Comfort and Energy-Efficiency: A Systematic Review of Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Techniques
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2021
arXiv
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Over the last decade, different methodologies based on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques have been deployed to find the sweet spot between energy use in HVAC systems and suitable indoor comfort ...
Among the 20 AI tools developed for both energy consumption and comfort control, functions such as identification and recognition patterns, optimization, predictive control. ...
[134]
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A deep reinforcement learning based data-driven
approach development for building HVAC control. ...
arXiv:2104.02214v1
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Smart buildings as Cyber-Physical Systems: Data-driven predictive control strategies for energy efficiency
2018
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews
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Due to its significant contribution to global energy usage and the associated greenhouse gas emissions, existing building stock's energy efficiency must improve. ...
Predictive building control promises to contribute to that by increasing the efficiency of building operations. ...
Reinforcement Learning Using Reinforcement Learning (RL) to optimize the economic aspects of operating electric water heaters, [94] demonstrates in simulations 24% savings for using day-head prices and ...
doi:10.1016/j.rser.2018.04.013
fatcat:ighz33gmeze3nbrpjewpk3wmhi
Reinforcement Learning-Based BEMS Architecture for Energy Usage Optimization
2020
Sensors
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on reinforcement learning (RL). ...
Through this process, a purpose-oriented energy saving methodology to achieve energy saving goals is proposed. ...
Almost all the reinforcement learning problems can be modeled as a MDP [44] . ...
doi:10.3390/s20174918
pmid:32878089
pmcid:PMC7506749
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An Autonomic Cycle of Data Analysis Tasks for the Supervision of HVAC Systems of Smart Building
2020
Energies
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Data models for fault detection and diagnosis are increasingly used for extracting knowledge in the supervisory tasks. ...
The proposed supervisory functionality of the HVAC system is capable of detecting deviations, such as faults or gradual increment of energy consumption in similar working conditions. ...
Another important approach is the MORL (multi-objective reinforced learning), whereas the objective is to learn multiple policies simultaneously for every objective [28, 29] . ...
doi:10.3390/en13123103
fatcat:33qlg2ppkrarpe75ifgrkridem
Real-Time Autonomous Residential Demand Response Management Based on Twin Delayed Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient Learning
2021
Energies
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through comprehensive comparisons with the state-of-the-art deep reinforcement learning (DRL) methods. ...
The proposed method is applied to the energy management problem for a household with a portfolio of the most prominent types of DERs. ...
A model-free and data-driven deep-reinforcement-learning-based demand response management strategy whose performance does not rely on accurate mathematical modeling of the distributed energy resources' ...
doi:10.3390/en14030531
fatcat:qeis2kw5v5fghcm6bohhofrbsm
Benchmarking Approaches for Assessing the Performance of Building Control Strategies: A Review
2022
Energies
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In the last few decades, researchers have shown that advanced building controllers can reduce energy consumption without negatively impacting occupants' wellbeing and help to manage building systems, which ...
This study presents an overview of the different benchmarking approaches used to assess control performance. ...
Control Multiple review papers have qualitatively evaluated the testing methodologies used to assess specific advanced controls (i.e., model predictive control (MPC) [13, 20, 24] , reinforcement learning ...
doi:10.3390/en15041270
fatcat:minx76us5fctfoo5mkgwvqf5ai
Deep Highway Networks and Tree-Based Ensemble for Predicting Short-Term Building Energy Consumption
2018
Energies
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The paper concludes that all developed models are equally applicable for predicting hourly HVAC energy consumption. ...
HVAC) energy consumption of a hotel building. ...
The funding sponsors had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, and in the decision to publish the results. ...
doi:10.3390/en11123408
fatcat:w7ppb325cnagblatp6ygkmy2he
Experimental analysis of simulated reinforcement learning control for active and passive building thermal storage inventory
2006
Energy and Buildings
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The proposed building control approach is based on simulated reinforcement learning, which is a hybrid control scheme that combines features of model-based optimal control and model-free learning control ...
learning controller. ...
In general, the results of these simulation studies confirm that reinforcement learning control is a feasible methodology to derive the optimal control policy for this specific problem. ...
doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2005.06.002
fatcat:3tov6ao2aff35jdbjur2276c6q
Neural networks based predictive control for thermal comfort and energy savings in public buildings
2012
Energy and Buildings
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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 ...
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. ...
and the University of Algarve for the Ceratonia 2008 Award. ...
doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.08.002
fatcat:kkokjy75rvhpnieyhsfqc5ddwy
Evaluating energy performance in non-domestic buildings: A review
2016
Energy and Buildings
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Methodologies are grouped in five categories: engineering calculations, simulation, statistical methods, machine learning and other methods. ...
This paper provides a comprehensive review of the available methods for analysing, classifying, benchmarking, rating and evaluating energy performance in non-domestic buildings. ...
As with statistical models, it would seem that one of the main drawbacks of machine learning methods is that their "black-box" approach makes it difficult to show real, physical interpretations for the ...
doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.07.018
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