Active Building Energy Systems Operation and Control

This book provides a comprehensive study on state-of-the-art developments in the control, operation, and market participation of active buildings (ABs). Active buildings can support the broader energy system by intelligent integration of renewable-based energy technologies for heating, cooling, electricity, and transport. This important reference analyzes the key features of modern control and operation techniques applied to these systems. Contributions from an international team of experts present practical methods with evidence and case studies from applications to real-world or simulated active buildings. Sample computer codes and analytical examples aid in the understanding of the presented methods. The book will support researchers working on the control and operation of buildings as an energy system, smart cities and smart grids, and microgrids, as well as researchers and developers from the building and energy engineering, economic, and operation research fields.

Concept, Definition, and Review of Active Buildings as an Energy System.- Why active buildings? Realising the potentials of energy networked homes – the social scientific perspective.- Electrical Energy Storage Devices for Active Buildings.- Hybrid ac/dc Electrical Systems in Active Buildings: A Power Electronics Perspective.- A modelling workflow for predictive control in residential buildings.- MPC and optimal design of residential buildings with seasonal storage: A case study.- Control and Management of Active Buildings.- Operation and Control of a Population of Active Buildings at Network Level.- Cybersecurity Roadmap for Active Buildings.- Energy Management Systems of Grid-Connected Active Buildings.- Active Building as an Electricity Network Service Provider.- Participation of Active Buildings in Peer-to-Peer and Local Transactive Energy Markets.- Load Monitoring and its Application in Energy Flexibility Potential Extraction.- Active  Buildings Demand Response: Provision andAggregation.