Title :
System identification and predictive control of a building heating system with multiple boilers
Author :
Abbas, Mir Aamir ; Naughton, Ryan ; Eklund, J. Mikael
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Univ. of Ontario Inst. of Technol., Oshawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
This paper describes model based heating control of a residential building with multiple boilers installed. Linear state space model of a real residential building is derived from test data, and Model Predictive Controller for this model is designed is used to control its temperature. The simulation results are analyzed and compared to that of a conventional (PID) controller. Model predictive controller is found to be superior to PID controller in terms of set point tracking, boiler switching frequency and comfort level.
Keywords :
HVAC; boilers; control system synthesis; predictive control; three-term control; PID controller; boiler switching frequency; building heating system; comfort level; linear state space model; model based heating control; model predictive controller design; multiple boilers; residential building; set point tracking; system identification; temperature control; Boilers; Buildings; Mathematical model; Temperature measurement; Water heating; Building heating control; Model predictive control; PID;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), 2011 24th Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Niagara Falls, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9788-1
Electronic_ISBN :
0840-7789
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.2011.6030710
