Impact of Forecasting Accuracy on Predictive Optimal Control of Active and Passive Building Thermal Storage Inventory

Autor: Doreen Kalz, Gottfried Knabe, Clemens Felsmann, Gregor P. Henze
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: HVAC&R Research. 10:153-178
ISSN: 1078-9669
Popis: This paper evaluates the benefits of combined optimal control of both passive building thermal capacitance and active thermal energy storage systems to minimize total utility cost in the presence of forecasting uncertainty in the required short-term weather forecasts. Selected short-term weather forecasting models are introduced and investigated with respect to their forecasting accuracy as measured by root mean square error, mean bias error, and the coefficient of variation. The most complex model, a seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average (SARIMA), shows the worst performance, followed by a static predictor model that references standard weather archives. The best prediction accuracy is found for bin models that develop a characteristic daily profile from observations collected over the past 30 or 60 days. The model that projects yesterday's patterns one day into the future proved to be a surprisingly poor predictor. We test the predictor models in the context of a predictive optimal control t...
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