Browsing by Subject "Model Predictive Control"
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(2017-05-23)Buildings account for approximately 40% of all U.S. energy usage and carbon emissions. Reducing energy usage and improving efficiency in buildings has the potential for significant environmental and economic impacts. To ...
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(2018-05-09)Microgrids are gaining popularity in part for their ability to support increased penetration of distributed renewable energy sources, aiming to meet energy demand and overcome global warming concerns. DC microgrid, though ...
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(2019-05-31)This study presents two closely-related solutions to autonomous vehicle control problems in highway driving scenario using game theory and model predictive control. We first develop a game theoretic four-stage model ...
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(2014-08-04)In this work, I consider the development of a driver model to better understand human drivers’ various behaviors in the upcoming mixed situation of human drivers and autonomous vehicles. For this, my current effort focuses ...
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(2018-01-23)Building operations consume about 40% of the total energy consumption in the US, with Heating Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) comprising a significant portion of it. HVAC system of a typical commercial building ...
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(2020-03-23)Solar photovoltaic energy systems (PV) have had a consistently increasing market penetration over the past seven years, with a total global installed capacity of over 500 GW. A PV installation must harvest the maximum ...
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(2015-12-14)Renewable energy sources continue to gain popularity. However, two major limitations exist that prevent widespread adoption: availability and variability of the electricity generated and the cost of the equipment. The focus ...
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(2023-05-01)Multi-chiller central cooling plants offer various advantages such as design flexibility and adaptability to changing cooling loads over time. However, due to the sheer complexity of these chiller plants there is a significant ...
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(2012-02-14)One of the key challenges in the Oil & Gas industry is to best manage reservoirs under different conditions, constrained by production rates based on various economic scenarios, in order to meet energy demands and maximize ...
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(2021-06-10)Today's chemical process industry is faced with pressing challenges to sustain the increasingly competitive global market with rising concerns on energy, water, food, and environment. Process intensification (PI) offers ...
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(2015-11-24)With rapid advancements in the field of autonomous vehicles, intelligent control systems and automated highway systems, the need for GPS based vehicle data has grown in importance. This has provided for a plethora of ...