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Process Control on Workplace Level - User Comfort Energy Optimalization
Date
2013Metadata
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Utility building developments in the near
future face two mayor challenges. These challenges
are closely related. The first one is the pressure to
reduce the amount of energy needed to acclimatize
the building and the second is to increase the comfort
level provided by the building. These two problems
can be solved by the implementation of Individual
Comfort Systems (ICS). An ICS should be able to
assess the comfort state of the occupant at the desk
and able to act upon upcoming discomfort. But to
really reduce energy load of the building, the
challenge of providing the best comfort for all people
present in an office is a combined effort between ICS
and building climate installation. The system should
cooperate in a multi-agent system within a nano grid,
connected to a micro-grid on building level and
eventually to a Smart grid. This way, comfort demand
is matched directly to energy supply in a multi-agent
system, making the most effective use of available
resources. The article provides an literature overview
and ideas for further research.
Citation
Verhaart, J.; Zeiler, W.; Boxem, G. (2013). Process Control on Workplace Level - User Comfort Energy Optimalization. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /151428.