A method for model-reduction of non-linear thermal dynamics of multi-zone buildings

▸ Proposes a method for reducing models of temperature and humidity in multi-zone buildings. ▸ Reduced order models are useful in model-based control for energy efficiency. ▸ The full-scale model and non-linear, which makes the model reduction problem challenging. ▸ The proposed method speeds up computation 6-8 times, with little loss of prediction accuracy.