?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=SRC+and+its+applications+to+building+thermal+control&rft.creator=Lilis%2C+GN&rft.creator=Giannakis%2C+GI&rft.creator=Rovas%2C+DV&rft.creator=Kosmatopoulos%2C+EB&rft.description=Energy-efficient+building+design+requires%2C+the+use+of+advanced+thermal+simulation+programs%0D%0Aand+respective+complex+building+models%2C+for+the+estimation+of+the+annual+building+energy+demand.+This+complexity%2C+limits+the+use+of+such+models+in+model-based+building+climate+control%0D%0Adesign%2C+mainly+because+it+entails+additional+difficulty+in+finding+appropriate+controllers.+To%0D%0Ameet+the+above+requirements%2C+a+novice+climate+control+method+is+introduced%2C+which+is+based%0D%0Aon+SRC+(a+building+thermal+simulation+program%2C+which+is+complex+enough+for+the+initial%0D%0Abuilding+design+phase+and+at+the+same+time%2C+simple+enough+for+model-based+climate+control+design+tasks).+In+the+suggested+method%2C+the+problem+of+finding+energy-efficient+operation%0D%0Aschedules+of+building+devices%2C+is+formulated+as+a+convex+optimization+problem+and+solved+using+a+finite+number+of+iterations%2C+until+a+certain+comfort+criterion+is+met.+The+method+is+tested%0D%0Aon+a+two+zone+building+with+external+and+internal+openings%2C+where+the+advantages+of+interzone+air+mixing+and+coupled+building+model+thermal+dynamics%2C+are+taken+into+account.+The%0D%0Aobtained+operation+schedules%2C+when+applied+to+the+passive+(openings)+and+active+(HVAC)%0D%0Adevices+of+the+test+building%2C+exhibited+higher+energy+savings+than+the+schedules+provided+by%0D%0Aa+rule-based+controller%2C+while+conforming+to+the+same+thermal+comfort+requirements.&rft.subject=Energy-efficient%2C+model-based+thermal+control%2C+Coupled+building+dynamics%2C+Inter-zone+air+mixing.&rft.date=2013-06&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.publisher=CLIMA+2013%3A+11th+REHVA+world+Congress+and+8th+International+Conference+on+IAQVEC+%E2%80%9DEnergy+Efficient%2C+Smart+and+Healthy+Buildings.%E2%80%9D&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++Proceedings+of+CLIMA+2013+-+11th+REHVA+World+Congress+and+the+8th+International+Conference+on+Indoor+Air+Quality%2C+Ventilation+and+Energy+Conservation+in+Buildings.++++%3A+Prague%2C+Czech+Republic.+(2013)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10063033%2F1%2FC25.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10063033%2F&rft.rights=open