A Review of Mathematical Models of Building Physics and Energy Technologies for Environmentally Friendly Integrated Energy Management Systems
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Zhang, Y., Vand, B., & Baldi, S. (2022)
A Review of Mathematical Models of Building Physics and Energy Technologies for Environmentally Friendly Integrated Energy Management Systems. Buildings, 12(2), Article 238. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12020238
The Energy Management System (EMS) is an efficient technique to monitor, control and enhance the building performance. In the state-of-the-art, building performance analysis i...
Assessing and Monitoring of Building Performance by Diverse Methods
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Seminara, P., Vand, B., Sajjadian, S. M., & Tupenaite, L. (2022)
Assessing and Monitoring of Building Performance by Diverse Methods. Sustainability, 14(3), Article 1242. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031242
Buildings are one of the largest contributors to energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the world. There is an increased interest in building performance eva...
Challenges for the transition to low-temperature heat in the UK: A Review
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Reguis, A., Vand, B., & Currie, J. (2021)
Challenges for the transition to low-temperature heat in the UK: A Review. Energies, 14(21), Article 7181. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14217181
To reach net-zero emissions by 2050, buildings in the UK need to replace natural gas boilers with heat pumps and district heating. These technologies are efficient at reduced ...
Dispatch Strategies for the Utilisation of Battery Storage Systems in Smart Grid Optimised Buildings
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Georgakarakos, A. D., Vand, B., Hathway, E. A., & Mayfield, M. (2021)
Dispatch Strategies for the Utilisation of Battery Storage Systems in Smart Grid Optimised Buildings. Buildings, 11(10), Article 433. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11100433
This study investigates Smart Grid Optimised Buildings (SGOBs) which can respond to real-time electricity prices by utilising battery storage systems (BSS). Different building...
Optimal management of energy sharing in a community of buildings using a model predictive control
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Vand, B., Ruusu, R., Hasan, A., & Manrique Delgado, B. (2021)
Optimal management of energy sharing in a community of buildings using a model predictive control. Energy Conversion and Management, 239, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114178
Exporting generated electricity by on-site renewable energy systems from buildings to the grid is only slightly profitable in many countries. Therefore, it is required to inve...
Investigations towards lower cooling load in a typical residential building in Kurdistan (Iraq)
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Mustafa, M., Ali, S., Snape, J. R., & Vand, B. (2020)
Investigations towards lower cooling load in a typical residential building in Kurdistan (Iraq). Energy Reports, 6, 571-580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2020.11.011
Energy consumption in cooling the buildings and occupant’s thermal comfort is significant, and any techniques to reduce this can bring great benefits, both locally in terms of...
Demand response potential of district heating and ventilation in an educational office building
Journal Article
Vand, B., Martin, K., Jokisalo, J., Kosonen, R., & Hast, A. (2020)
Demand response potential of district heating and ventilation in an educational office building. Science and Technology for the Built Environment, 26(3), 304-319. https://doi.org/10.1080/23744731.2019.1693207
This study examines the influence of demand-response control strategies on thermal conditions, indoor air CO2 concentration, and heating energy cost and consumption in an educ...
Consumers’ Attitudes to Support Green Energy: A Case Study in Shanghai
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Vand, B., Hast, A., Bozorg, S., Li, Z., Syri, S., & Deng, S. (2019)
Consumers’ Attitudes to Support Green Energy: A Case Study in Shanghai. Energies, 12(12), https://doi.org/10.3390/en12122379
Residents’ willingness to use green energy products is a major concern for different stakeholders and policymakers due to the reformed Chinese electricity market since 2015. T...
A novel cost-optimizing demand response control for a heat pump heated residential building
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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...