Behrang Vand Alimohammadisagvand
behrang vand alimohammadisagvand

Dr Behrang Vand Alimohammadisagvand

Lecturer

Biography

Behrang Vand received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Mechanical and Energy Engineering and the Ph.D. in Energy and Building Technology.
He has been working in both industry and academia for several years in different countries such as Iran, China, Finland, and the UK. So, he has a good network and collaboration with various companies, research centres, and universities worldwide. During these years, he has been working both at the theoretical and practical levels. He is keen to research these subjects, such as sustainable development, low-carbon and energy technologies, energy policy, energy and thermal comfort in buildings, energy management systems at different scales.
More information can be found on Behrang’s pages (ResearchGate and Google Scholar).

Date


22 results

Demand Response of Space Heating and Ventilation – Impact on Indoor Environmental Quality

Conference Proceeding
Martin, K., Jokisalo, J., Kosonen, R., & Alimohammadisagvand, B. (2018)
Demand Response of Space Heating and Ventilation – Impact on Indoor Environmental Quality. In Proceedings of Roomvent & Ventilation 2018 (133-138
Demand response can be utilized within heating and ventilation of buildings to reduce CO2 emissions and energy costs on both utility and consumer level. During demand response...

A novel cost-optimizing demand response control for a heat pump heated residential building

Journal Article
Arabzadeh, V., Alimohammadisagvand, B., Jokisalo, J., & Siren, K. (2018)
A novel cost-optimizing demand response control for a heat pump heated residential building. Building Simulation, 11(3), 533-547. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-017-0425-5
The present article describes the integration of a data-driven predictive demand response control for residential buildings with heat pump and on-site energy generation. The d...

Comparison of four rule-based demand response control algorithms in an electrically and heat pump-heated residential building

Journal Article
Alimohammadisagvand, B., Jokisalo, J., & Sirén, K. (2018)
Comparison of four rule-based demand response control algorithms in an electrically and heat pump-heated residential building. Applied Energy, 209, 167-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.10.088
This study aims to investigate the effect of demand response (DR) actions on energy consumption and energy cost with two alternative heat generation systems in a detached hous...

Changing Hats: From Academics to Entrepreneurs

Book Chapter
Bica, M., Sathyan, S., Aleksandrova, I., Dziobczenski, P., Alimohammadisagvand, B., & Mokammel, F. (2017)
Changing Hats: From Academics to Entrepreneurs. In Y. Neuvo, E. Ormala, & M. Kuikka (Eds.), Bit Bang 9: Entrepreneurship (87-123). Helsinki: Aalto University

The potential of predictive control in minimizing the electricity cost in a heat-pump heated residential house

Conference Proceeding
Alimohammadisagvand, B., Jokisalo, J., & Sirén, K. (2016)
The potential of predictive control in minimizing the electricity cost in a heat-pump heated residential house. In Proceedings of the 3rd IBPSA-England Conference BSO 2016
This study aims to investigate the energy demand response (DR) actions on energy consumption and cost for a thermal energy storage system with a ground source heat pump in a d...

Cost-optimal thermal energy storage system for a residential building with heat pump heating and demand response control

Journal Article
Alimohammadisagvand, B., Jokisalo, J., Kilpeläinen, S., Ali, M., & Sirén, K. (2016)
Cost-optimal thermal energy storage system for a residential building with heat pump heating and demand response control. Applied Energy, 174, 275-287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.04.013
This study aims to define a cost-optimal solution based on demand response (DR) actions for a thermal energy storage system with a ground source heat pump in detached resident...

Influence of energy demand response actions on thermal comfort and energy cost in electrically heated residential houses

Journal Article
Alimohammadisagvand, B., Alam, S., Ali, M., Degefa, M., Jokisalo, J., & Sirén, K. (2017)
Influence of energy demand response actions on thermal comfort and energy cost in electrically heated residential houses. Indoor and Built Environment, 26(3), 298-316. https://doi.org/10.1177/1420326x15608514
This study has two aims to investigate the energy demand response (DR) actions on thermal comfort and energy cost in detached residential houses (1960, 2010 and passive) in a ...

Consumer attitudes towards renewable energy in China—The case of Shanghai

Journal Article
Hast, A., Alimohammadisagvand, B., & Syri, S. (2015)
Consumer attitudes towards renewable energy in China—The case of Shanghai. Sustainable Cities and Society, 17, 69-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2015.04.003
In this paper, we study the consumers’ attitudes towards green energy in China and their willingness to buy green electricity or renewable energy systems. A survey was conduct...

Consumer Demand of Renewable Energy Services: Case Studies on Finland, Germany, Great Britain, USA and China

Report
Hast, A., McDermott, L., Syri, S., Järvelä, M., Huuskonen, M., Alimohammadisagvand, B., …Syrjämäki, E. (2014)
Consumer Demand of Renewable Energy Services: Case Studies on Finland, Germany, Great Britain, USA and China. Helsinki: Aalto University
KULMA project investigated consumer demand of so-called green energy products in various countries to understand better the motivations and preferences of consumers and the so...

Performance investigation of a regenerative-type indirect evaporative cooler in Qatar climate

Presentation / Conference
Alimohammadisagvand, B., Hasan, A., & Siren, K. (2014, January)
Performance investigation of a regenerative-type indirect evaporative cooler in Qatar climate. Paper presented at International Sustanable Built Environment Conference (ISBE 2014), Doha, Qatar
The building sector is responsible of some 40% of the total energy consumption in the world. Cooling energy is an important part of the energy needed in buildings and is incre...

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