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Domains
Nanotechnology for Solar Energy Systems
Computer Modelling of Complex Systems
Indoor Environment Quality and Health (recent)
Resources
Experimental Building
Daylighting Laboratory
Climatic Chamber
PV DEMOSITE
Project leader: Prof. Jean-Louis Scartezzini
Collaborator: Marie Nygard , François Bochud
Duration and funding: 1989-1991, NEFF (National Foundation for Energy Resarch), EPFL
Summary
In order to find the optimal command sequence for the next time horizon (typically 6 or 12 hours), a dynamic programming algorithm finds the minimal cost function integrated over the time horizon. The cost function takes into account both the thermal comfort (when the user is present) and the heating energy used.
| Algorithms used | Stochastic model of the weather data (ambient temperature and solar radiation), dynamic programming |
| Work carried out | algorithm development, simulation study, comparative measurements on two rooms of the LESO building |
Publications
Printed copies of the final report available from leso-pb[at]epfl.ch