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Sensitivity Analysis of Performance-Based Partitioning in District Heating Networks
Audrey Blizard, Stephanie Stockar
The paper presents a sensitivity analysis of the factors affecting the optimal partitioning of a district heating network for distributed control. Leveraging a physics-based, distr…
Optimality Loss Minimization in Distributed Control with Application to District Heating
Audrey Blizard, Stephanie Stockar
This paper presents a novel partitioning method designed to minimize control performance degradation resulting from partitioning a system for distributed control while maintaining…
Communication-Based Distributed Control of Large-Scale District Heating Networks
Audrey Blizard, Stephanie Stockar
This paper presents a non-cooperative distributed model predictive controller for the control of large-scale District Heating Networks. To enable the design of this controller a no…
Using Flexibility Envelopes for the Demand-Side Hierarchical Optimization of District Heating Networks
Audrey Blizard, Colin N. Jones, Stephanie Stockar
The demand-side control of district heating networks is notoriously challenging due to the large number of connected users and the high number of states to be considered. To overco…
A Graph-Based Technique for the Automated Control-Oriented Modeling of District Heating Networks
Audrey Blizard, Stephanie Stockar
Advanced control strategies for delivering heat to users in a district heating network have the potential to improve performance and reduce wasted energy. To enable the design of s…