Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems comprise a significant portion of U. S. energy consumption. A supervisory control approach allows for the reduction of HVAC energy used. The authors previously developed and discussed the Master Controller (MC) method as a type of supervisory control that minimizes HVAC energy consumption for a given system. This paper provides two advancements towards the application of the MC method in a real system. First, airflow constraints are incorporated into the MC algorithm. Second, an approach is developed for incorporating transient system loads that are calculated via commercial software. The constrained MC method is shown to produce energy savings of approximately 40% compared to a traditional Variable Air Volume (VAV) method and VAV method with chiller control for reducing HVAC energy consumption for an example system.
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ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
November 11–17, 2011
Denver, Colorado, USA
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978-0-7918-5490-7
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Directing Supervisory Control Towards Real HVAC System Integration
Aaron P. Wemhoff,
Aaron P. Wemhoff
Villanova University, Villanova, PA
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William Flaherty
William Flaherty
Villanova University, Villanova, PA
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Aaron P. Wemhoff
Villanova University, Villanova, PA
William Flaherty
Villanova University, Villanova, PA
Paper No:
IMECE2011-62529, pp. 923-929; 7 pages
Published Online:
August 1, 2012
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Wemhoff, AP, & Flaherty, W. "Directing Supervisory Control Towards Real HVAC System Integration." Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Volume 4: Energy Systems Analysis, Thermodynamics and Sustainability; Combustion Science and Engineering; Nanoengineering for Energy, Parts A and B. Denver, Colorado, USA. November 11–17, 2011. pp. 923-929. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2011-62529
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