A personal touch to demand response: An occupant-centric control strategy for HVAC systems using personalized comfort models

摘要: HAVC systems account for the majority of energy use in buildings. Therefore, research efforts have been made to develop control strategies to improve energy efficiency during the day and peak time. Studies have traditionally emphasized energy optimization while treating occupant experience using temperature constraints or standard generic metrics of comfort. A well-known strategy, in this category, is the use of a penalizing term when the temperature in an environment is deviated from a pre-defined setpoint. However, in reality, individual differences lead to diverse preferences and sensitivities to indoor thermal environments. Prior studies have not systematically evaluated the impact of such differences on user experience when using advanced control strategies for demand response. Accordingly, in this study, we have proposed a novel occupant-centric control framework (PICO: Personalization-Integrated Co …