Evaluation of Energy Efficiency and Flexibility in Smart Buildings

• Other Authors: Arteconi, Alessia (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; real-time optimal control; system coefficient of performance; event-driven optimal control; building energy efficiency; heat wheel; direct expansion cooling; ventilation system; energy consumption; load forecast fuzzy (LFF) control; SVM method; building HVAC system; time delay effect; optimal control strategy; phase change material; hysteresis; simulations; EnergyPlus; thermal energy storage; green roofs; buildings; air conditioning; energy efficiency; mediterranean area; building energy consumption; building load forecasting; rough set theory; thermal improved of buildings; single-family house; detached house; energy renovation; deep retrofit; power demand; electric heating; ground-source heat pump; hybrid energy system; microgrid; military applications; renewable energy; remote areas; electricity; HVAC; demand forecasting; flexibility; office building; Smart Grid; fault correction; fault detection and diagnostics; building operation; field testing; nZEB, BIPV; room ventilation; dynamic thermal insulation; multi-parametric model; energy optimization; steady-state control; building energy control system; comfort and engineering; buidling simulation (EnergyPlus and MATLAB); long-term thermal energy storage; seasonal thermal energy storage; thermochemical energy storage; liquid sorption storage; power-to-heat; seasonal energy flexibility; seasonal load shifting; virtual battery effect; design-time optimization; cost modeling and simulation; cyber-physical system; electrical energy system; sustainable energy planning; sustainable power planning; design space exploration; SystemC-AMS; window frames; numerical analysis; hot box; sensitivity analysis; demand flexibility; control system; optimization; resiliency; smart buildings; distributed energy resources; model predictive control; data-driven model; artificial neural network; physical building model; energy flexibility; urban scale; building energy simulation; regression; building archetypes; energy performance of buildings; solar passive systems; low energy buildings; smart districts; smart grids; smart readiness indicator; energy performance of buildings directive; load shifting; demand response; building-integrated photovoltaics; BIPV; hidden coloured BIPV module; BIPV integration; photovoltaic; PV
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This Special Issue "Evaluation of Energy Efficiency and Flexibility in Smart Buildings" addresses the relevant role of buildings as strategic instruments to improve the efficiency and flexibility of the overall energy system. This role of the built environment is not yet fully developed and exploited and the book content contributes to increasing the general awareness of achievable benefits. In particular, different topics are discussed, such as optimal control, innovative efficient technologies, methodological approaches, and country analysis about energy efficiency and energy flexibility potential of the built environment. The Special Issue offers valuable insights into the most recent research developments worldwide.