Optimal Control of Residential Heating and Cooling Systems.
Abstract
In recent years, several heating and cooling systems have come into use for the purpose of reducing energy costs. Unfortunately, due to limitations of the conventional control strategies, the use of these systems does not always result in significantly reduced costs of operation. The purpose of this study is to develop control strategies for these systems which will ensure that their use results in the desired savings in energy costs. The methods of dynamic optimization are used to develop the improved control strategies for three types of systems. The system types which are analyzed are a passive solar home with an electrically heated thermal storage floor, solar and/or off-peak storage heating and cooling systems, and an active solar energy of the analyzed systems. Simulation results are presented for each system. In addition, experimental results from an implementation of the optimal collection of solar energy are presented. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA119673
Entities
People
- Robert C. Winn
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology