Title
Energy efficiency comparison of a centralized and a multi-agent market based heating system in a field test
Author
van Pruissen, O.P.
van der Togt, A.
Werkman, E.
Publication year
2014
Abstract
For the built environment it is envisaged that in the near future the total annual heat demand could be covered by renewable sources generated within the built environment. More and more devices, such as heat pumps and solar collectors will enable a sustainable and distributed generation of heat. Centralized climate management systems are challenged by this development. Multi agent solutions which have been shown to optimize cost and energy efficiency in electricity grids have been proposed in the past to deal with this. A solution based on electronic market principles called HeatMatcher has been designed and tested in simulation mode and was next tested in an installation for floor heating of an apartment building. A centralized climate management system could also control the heating system. By varying the control for several consecutive days between both systems at identical spells of weather for different types of seasons a comparison could be made between the operation and energy efficiency of both systems. It is shown that the multi-agent system is able to control the installation in a stable way and gives priority to sustainable generation of supply to the benefit of the overall installation. 6th International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, SEB-14, 25 - 27 June 2014, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Subject
Communication & Information
SEM - Service Enabling & Management
TS - Technical Sciences
Energy Efficiency
Energy
Energy / Geological Survey Netherlands
Smart energy systems
Multi agent system
Energy efficient
Field test
Heat pump
Heating
Autonomous agents
User comfort
Thermal grids
Smart cities
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.12.378
TNO identifier
524313
Source
Energy Procedia, 62, 170-179
Document type
article