Performance Evaluation of a Model Predictive Control for Thermal Energy Storage Integrated Heat Pump Systems through a Co-Simulation

Liang Shi, Ming Qu, Xiaobing Liu, Borui Cui, Jin Dong

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Abstract

Integrating thermal energy storage in buildings’ heating/cooling systems is one of the approaches to alleviate the stress on electric grids. The study investigated a novel approach that integrates thermal energy storage with the geothermal heat pump system to reshape the electric demand load profile of a building while maintaining indoor thermal comfort. A co-simulation was developed to model the integrated system and different control strategies. Simulation results indicate that a model predictive control (MPC) can reduce energy cost compared with using a rule-based control (RBC) while meeting all the thermal demands of the building, but the MPC is complicated and requires more computational effort than the RBC.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASHRAE Winter Conference
PublisherAmerican Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Pages62-69
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781955516822
StatePublished - 2024
Event2024 ASHRAE Winter Conference - Chicago, United States
Duration: Jan 20 2024Jan 24 2024

Publication series

NameASHRAE Transactions
Volume130
ISSN (Print)0001-2505

Conference

Conference2024 ASHRAE Winter Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago
Period01/20/2401/24/24

Funding

This work was sponsored by the U. S. Department of Energy's Geothermal Technologies Office under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with UT-Battelle, LLC. The authors would also like to acknowledge Ms. Arlene Anderson, U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office, for her input and guidance in this study.

FundersFunder number
Geothermal Technologies OfficeDE-AC05-00OR22725

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