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A. Schirrer, O. König, S. Ghaemi, F. Kupzog, M. Kozek:
"Hierarchical application of model-predictive control for efficient integration of active buildings into low voltage grids";
Talk: IEEE Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems 2013, Berkeley, CA, USA (invited); 2013-05-20; in: "IEEE Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems 2013", Berkeley, CA, USA (2013), 100 - 105.

Active buildings are important contributors in
urban power grids and they are expected to be more integrated
with renewable energy resources. At the same time, the amount
of additional renewable sources that can be integrated in existing
urban distribution grids is restricted by technical limitations.
This work introduces a novel hierarchical predictive model
controller architecture that takes both the power grid and the
building domains into account. In order to maximize the hosting
capacity of existing grids, considering the role of the buildings´
energy performance in the active distribution grid is essential.
Minimal grid congestion and maximum self-coverage of building
energy demand are two goals that potentially can be traded off
efficiently by this approach.

Model-predictive control, smart grids, building energy optimisation, thermal building models, building-to-grid system interaction