Building Indoor Temperature Control Using Model Predictive Control in Cooling Systems

In this paper, an energy efficient temperature control algorithm with a photovoltaic (PV) system in cooling systems of a large glass-covered building is proposed using control horizon method. A control horizon switching method and linear programming algorithm is used for optimal control, and a time-of-use (TOU) electricity rate is included to calculate the energy costs. Simulation results show that the reductions of energy cost and peak power can be obtained using proposed algorithms.