Towards a Real-Time Predictive Management Approach of Indoor Air Quality in Energy-Efficient Buildings

Anass Berouine, Radouane Ouladsine, Mohamed Bakhouya and Mohamed Essaaidi
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Anass Berouine: College of Engineering and Architecture, International University of Rabat, LERMA Lab, Sala El Jadida 11100, Morocco
Radouane Ouladsine: College of Engineering and Architecture, International University of Rabat, LERMA Lab, Sala El Jadida 11100, Morocco
Mohamed Bakhouya: College of Engineering and Architecture, International University of Rabat, LERMA Lab, Sala El Jadida 11100, Morocco
Mohamed Essaaidi: ENSIAS, Mohamed V University, Rabat 10713, Morocco

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 12, 1-16

Abstract: Ventilation, heating and air conditioning systems are the main energy consumers in building sector. Improving the energy consumption of these systems, while satisfying the occupants’ comfort, is the major concern of control and automation designers and researchers. Model predictive control (MPC) methods have been widely studied in order to reduce the energy usage while enhancing the occupants’ comfort. In this paper, a generalized predictive control (GPC) algorithm based on controlled auto-regressive integrated moving average is investigated for standalone ventilation systems’ control. A building’s ventilation system is first modeled together with the GPC and MPC controllers. Simulations have been conducted for validation purposes and are structured into two main parts. In the first part, we compare the MPC with two traditional controllers, while the second part is dedicated to the comparison of the MPC against the GPC controller. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the GPC in reducing the energy consumption by about 4.34% while providing significant indoor air quality improvement.

Keywords: energy efficiency in buildings; indoor air quality comfort; CO 2 regulation; ventilation systems control; model and generalized predictive control (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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