... and indoor air quality. However, high-efficiency filters, due to their significant increase in airflow resistance, require excessive energy compared to low-efficiency filters. This poses a challenge in finding the optimal compromise between reducing energy consumption and enhancing indoor air quality...

...Satish Kumar; Krishnan Murugesan In this research work, optimization of heat exchange between borehole heat exchanger (BHE) and the ground soil for space cooling and heating applications, incorporating the optimum thermal effectiveness of BHE has been reported. Initially, Taguchi technique...

... to minimize production and building costs by optimizing the utilization of an onsite photovoltaic (PV) system energy generation. The proposed method considers various factors such as the availability of solar energy, energy consumption of different manufacturing processes, and thermal requirements...

... in Qatar's climate conditions. A simulation model is developed to evaluate different setups of solar AC systems, utilizing local historical weather data. Optimization strategies are explored and validated for the purpose of minimizing the need for costly battery storage. Results demonstrate the efficacy...

... mechanism demand side management appliances big data building efficiency energy interactive buildings optimization smart buildings Fig. 6 House 5: Energy consumption and usage duration House 5: Energy consumption and usage duration Fig. 7 House 1: Energy consumption and usage...

... is a multizone water utility in which most of its electricity usage is dedicated to pumping water. In this study, the optimization of the overall electricity charges for NELHA, using both ESSs or DSM via pump load shifting and optimization of pump house output is investigated. An optimization algorithm...

... a significant amount of the world's light industrial manufacturing occurs. air-conditioning appliances optimization sustainability 08 12 2021 06 11 2022 07 11 2022 15 11 2022 1 Corresponding author. Email: timothy.anderson@aut.ac.nz Email: gafnit.lee@gmail.com...

... despite their energy efficiency potentials especially for commercial buildings [ 4 ] when operated optimally [ 5 , 6 ]. In addition to high costs, several challenges remain to foster the deployment of dynamic glazing systems including their speed of switching, durability, color uniformity, and ease...

... ground heat exchanger shallow geothermal energy building energy peak demand air conditioning environment heat transfer optimization Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council 10.13039/501100000266 DST/TMD/UK-BEE/2017/17(c) EP/R008612/1 The GSHP system is one...

... ( 6 ), pp. 3133 – 3140 . 10.1016/j.rser.2011.04.024 [5] Ramamoorthy , M. , Jin , H. , Chiasson , A. D. , and Spitler , J. D. , 2001 , “ Optimal Sizing of Hybrid Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems That Use a Cooling Pond as a Supplemental Heat Rejecter—A System Simulation...

... provides natural gas to homes in Phoenix, and the current effective residential tariff rates of a fixed $10.70 per month and $0.92516 per therm are applied in the economic optimization analysis [ 23 ]. The electric service provider for residential buildings in Phoenix is Arizona Public Service (APS...

... with a convex approximation of the original nonconvex problem. The planner uses a descent and convergent method, with the underlying optimization problem being feasible and convex. A yearlong simulation with a realistic plant shows that both of the features of the proposed architecture—periodic model...

...Rawad El Kontar; Xin Jin Optimizing the placement of photovoltaic (PV) panels on residential buildings has the potential to significantly increase energy efficiency benefits to both homeowners and communities. Strategic PV placement can lower electricity costs by reducing the electricity fed from...

... efficiency measures and hybrid distributed generation (DG) systems. The community consists mostly of residential buildings including detached homes and apartment buildings. Moreover, a cost-optimization analysis of various DG technologies is carried out to meet both electrical and thermal loads...

...Angelique Fathy; Amir Salib; Moncef Krarti In this study, optimal carbon-neutral designs are evaluated for grid-connected communities that include net-zero energy (NZE) homes in Boulder, CO. Specifically, the economic and environmental benefits are assessed for residential communities with various...

..., the energy demand for the district is reduced through the implementation of cost-effective energy efficiency measures (EEMs) appropriate for Philadelphia’s climate. Then, a combination of distributed generation (DG) systems including wind, photovoltaics, and hydropower is evaluated to determine optimized...

...Sebastián Montes de Oca; Pablo Monzón; Pablo Belzarena In this work, a social welfare maximization problem is solved to determine the optimal scheduling of end-user controllable loads, smart appliances, and energy storage. The framework considers multiple retail energy suppliers as well as the AC...

.... An optimization algorithm was developed and tested for multiple PV panel configurations based in Dubai Water and Electricity Authority’s (DEWA) outdoor test facility (OTF) solar lab. The algorithm’s input included electricity production, soiling rates (SRs), electricity price, and cleaning costs. The output...

... in implementation are determining optimal controller gains and accounting for time delays. In Ref. [ 30 ], a commercial VAV HVAC system was experimentally shown to be capable of following a frequency regulation signal through control of the fan. The signal was first filtered to exclude low frequencies and high...

... in Tunisia using detailed simulation analyses. The analysis approach used in this study is illustrated in Fig. 10 and considers simulation and optimization techniques described in more details in reported studies [ 10 , 11 ]. In this section, only the main findings are briefly summarized in order...