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A Simulation-assisted Building Control (SaBC) system extends state-of-the-art building controls by modeling a building's physical properties and using simulation to optimize its performance. In an SaBC, control strategies are first simulated, then the best alternative is selected and actuated by the building automation system. SaBCs enable highly efficient and grid-friendly buildings. Deploying these...
Building modeling and simulation are resource intensive tasks, mostly with respect to personnel time and therefore costs, which could benefit from automation. In recent years, there has been an increased interest in automating the task of building modeling, but due to the uniqueness of each building, automated building modeling solutions are very demanding. Consequently, commercial as well as open-source...
Peak heat loads influences negatively the performance of district heating (DH) systems. During peak loads fuel based heat boilers (e.g. gas boiler) are used resulting in expensive operational costs and large CO2 emissions. Within the project SmartHeatNet intelligent network operation and control strategies to reduce peak heat loads have been developed and implemented. Demand Side Measures (DSM), such...
The deployment of Simulation-aided Building Controls is a complex process due to the uniqueness of each building along with an increasing complexity of building systems. Typically the deployment tasks are performed manually by highly specialized personnel which results in a poorly documented and extremely scattered deployment process. This paper introduces a workflow for the deployment of a Simulation-aided...
In the last three years, e-lab a real laboratory remotely controlled via the internet, has been an important educational resource in basic and secondary Portuguese schools in subjects like Physics and Chemistry. Since a pilot study performed in late 2009 that e-lab platform is being used in and outside the classroom contributing to increase students' motivation and interest toward scientific subjects...
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