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- Title
Building Energy Management for Passive Cooling Based on Stochastic Occupants Behavior Evaluation.
- Authors
Roccotelli, Michele; Rinaldi, Alessandro; Fanti, Maria Pia; Iannone, Francesco
- Abstract
The common approach to model occupants behaviors in buildings is deterministic and consists of assumptions based on predefined fixed schedules or rules. In contrast with the deterministic models, stochastic and agent based (AB) models are the most powerful and suitable methods for modeling complex systems as the human behavior. In this paper, a co-simulation architecture is proposed with the aim of modeling the occupant behavior in buildings by a stochastic-AB approach and implementing an intelligent Building Energy Management System (BEMS). In particular, optimized control logics are designed for smart passive cooling by controlling natural ventilation and solar shading systems to guarantee the thermal comfort conditions and maintain energy performance. Moreover, the effects of occupant actions on indoor thermal comfort are also taken into account. This study shows how the integration of automation systems and passive techniques increases the potentialities of passive cooling in buildings, integrating or replacing the conventional efficiency strategies.
- Subjects
BEHAVIORAL assessment; INTELLIGENT buildings; BUILDING operation management; ENERGY management; COOLING; HUMAN behavior
- Publication
Energies (19961073), 2021, Vol 14, Issue 1, p138
- ISSN
1996-1073
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/en14010138