TY - GEN
T1 - Demo abstract
T2 - 4th ACM Workshop on Embedded Systems for Energy Efficiency in Buildings, BuildSys 2012
AU - Bernal, Willy
AU - Behl, Madhur
AU - Nghiem, Truong
AU - Mangharam, Rahul
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - While building simulation software tools are excellent at carrying out accurate and realistic building simulations they only provide very basic control methods. On the other hand, control engineers and researchers have explored advanced control strategies for energy-efficient operation of a building, but more often than not, such methods are based on simplified physical models instead. We present MLE+, a tool for energy-efficient building automation design, co-simulation and analysis. The tool leverages the high-fidelity plant simulation capabilities of building modeling software, EnergyPlus, and the scientific computation and design capabilities of Matlab/Simulink for controller design. MLE+ facilitates integrated building simulation and controller formulation with integrated support for system identification, control design, optimization, simulation analysis and communication between software applications and building equipment. In this demo, we will show how MLE+ can be used for systematic design of controllers for energy-efficient building model in EnergyPlus. We will also show the capability of MLE+ to control Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) devices in buildings through the BACnet protocol.
AB - While building simulation software tools are excellent at carrying out accurate and realistic building simulations they only provide very basic control methods. On the other hand, control engineers and researchers have explored advanced control strategies for energy-efficient operation of a building, but more often than not, such methods are based on simplified physical models instead. We present MLE+, a tool for energy-efficient building automation design, co-simulation and analysis. The tool leverages the high-fidelity plant simulation capabilities of building modeling software, EnergyPlus, and the scientific computation and design capabilities of Matlab/Simulink for controller design. MLE+ facilitates integrated building simulation and controller formulation with integrated support for system identification, control design, optimization, simulation analysis and communication between software applications and building equipment. In this demo, we will show how MLE+ can be used for systematic design of controllers for energy-efficient building model in EnergyPlus. We will also show the capability of MLE+ to control Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) devices in buildings through the BACnet protocol.
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U2 - 10.1145/2422531.2422577
DO - 10.1145/2422531.2422577
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84872947784
SN - 9781450311700
T3 - BuildSys 2012 - Proceedings of the 4th ACM Workshop on Embedded Systems for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
SP - 215
EP - 216
BT - BuildSys 2012 - Proceedings of the 4th ACM Workshop on Embedded Systems for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
Y2 - 6 November 2012 through 6 November 2012
ER -