9 papers
Scalable Supervisory HVAC Control for Linear Objectives
W. Grant Dierking, Arash J. Khabbazi, Levi D. Reyes Premer +1
Advanced control of heating and cooling systems can substantially reduce energy costs and pollution. However, real-world adoption of popular algorithms among researchers, such as m…
Laboratory and field testing of a residential heat pump retrofit for a DC solar nanogrid
Aaron H. P. Farha, Jonathan P. Ore, Elias N. Pergantis +3
Residential buildings are increasingly integrating large devices that run natively on direct current (DC), such as solar photovoltaics, electric vehicles, stationary batteries, and…
Indirect data-driven predictive control and the state-space predictor
Levi D. Reyes Premer, Arash J. Khabbazi, Kevin J. Kircher
We define trajectory predictive control (TPC) as a class of indirect data-driven predictive control (DDPC) methods that represent future outputs as linear in past inputs/outputs an…
Model predictive control lowers barriers to adoption of heat-pump water heaters: A field study
Levi D. Reyes Premer, Elias N. Pergantis, Leo Semmelmann +2
Electric heat-pump water heaters (HPWHs) could reduce the energy costs, emissions, and power grid impacts associated with water heating, the second-largest energy use in United Sta…
Comparative Field Deployment of Reinforcement Learning and Model Predictive Control for Residential HVAC
Ozan Baris Mulayim, Elias N. Pergantis, Levi D. Reyes Premer +4
Model Predictive Control (MPC) has demonstrated significant performance improvements over today's control methods for residential Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC),…
Distribution Grids May Be a Barrier To Residential Electrification
Priyadarshan, Constance Crozier, Kyri Baker +1
Replacing fossil-fueled appliances and vehicles with electric alternatives can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution in many settings. However, residential electrificat…