| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L82137/01 |
| Title: |
SIMULATION SUPPORT FOR BEMS CONTROL |
| Principal Investigator: |
Strachan, Dr P |
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| Department: |
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Strathclyde |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 May 1998 |
Ends: |
30 April 2000 |
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50,009
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Building Ops & Management |
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In the past, simulation has been used in two roles within building control - for determining the efficacy of alternative control strategies and foe emulating a building for BEMS testing. This project will investigate the potential to use simulation in a more central role as part of the supervisory control determining the control actions of BEMS. It is believed that such a role is now feasible due to recent advances in the control capabilities and fast execution of dynamic simulation programs.A general-purpose data acquisition system (LabVIEW), reprocessing some of the basic functions of BEMS, will be linked to the dynamic simulation program (ESP-r) which will operate in integrative mode to determine optimum control strategies. A series of experiments will be developed, of increasing complexity, to demonstrate the possibilities for simulation to improve the performance of BEMS. The involvement of BEMS manufacturers will ensure that the experiments are realistic.
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http://www.strath.ac.uk |