eprintid: 10063026 rev_number: 21 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/10/06/30/26 datestamp: 2018-12-11 17:42:30 lastmod: 2020-02-12 15:19:44 status_changed: 2018-12-11 17:44:06 type: proceedings_section metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Kontes, G creators_name: Giannakis, G creators_name: Kosmatopoulos, E creators_name: Rovas, DV title: Advanced control strategies toward achieving nearly-zero energy consumption in buildings ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: A01 divisions: B04 divisions: C04 divisions: F34 note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: In this paper the main concept and results of the PEBBLE Project are presented: PEBBLE is an ongoing FP7 Project aiming at the development of advanced ICT tools to support the operation of nearly-zero- and positive energy buildings. In the design and operation of such buildings a pragmatic target is maximization of the actual net energy produced (NEP) by intelligently shaping demand to perform generation-consumption matching. With the belief that maximization of the NEP for Positive-Energy Buildings is attained thru Better ControL decisions (PEBBLE), a control and optimization ICT methodology that combines model-based predictive control and cognitive-based adaptive optimization is presented. There are three essential ingredients to the PEBBLE system: a) thermal simulation models; b) sensors, actuators, and user interfaces; and c), generic control and optimization tools. The potential for energy savings using advanced control strategies is illustrated using simulation-based studies: there are significant benefits in terms of energy-performance of using advanced control strategies, compared to traditional rule-based ones. Ongoing work about demonstration and evaluation of the PEBBLE system in three real world buildings is described. date: 2012-03-02 date_type: published publisher: WSED official_url: https://www.wsed.at/en/reviews/wsed-2012.html oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1606240 lyricists_name: Rovas, Dimitrios lyricists_id: DROVA15 actors_name: Rovas, Dimitrios actors_id: DROVA15 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public series: WELS (world sustainable energy days) publication: Proceedings of World Sustainable Energy Days volume: 2012 place_of_pub: Wels, Austria event_title: WSED 2012, 29 February 2012 to 2 March 2012, Wels, Austria event_location: Wels, Austria event_dates: 29 February 2012 - 02 March 2012 institution: Energy efficiency watch on nearly-zero energy buildings, world sustainable energy days book_title: Proceedings of WSED 2012 editors_name: Dell, Gerhard editors_name: Egger, Christiane citation: Kontes, G; Giannakis, G; Kosmatopoulos, E; Rovas, DV; (2012) Advanced control strategies toward achieving nearly-zero energy consumption in buildings. In: Dell, Gerhard and Egger, Christiane, (eds.) Proceedings of WSED 2012. WSED: Wels, Austria. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10063026/1/C18.pdf