Management of Energy and Comfort Facilities in Modern Buildings using Fuzzy Logic

Abstract

The electricity supplied by the utility grid is insufficient to
meet all the load requirements due the rising trend of
power utilization. For this purpose de-centralized energy
generation or Micro-grid technology is used in parallel
with the utility grid Energy Management Systems (EMS)
in smart buildings and homes are used to control
Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning (HVAC)
systems. Moreover, this system efficiently manage and
control the usage of electricity, reduce unnecessary
wastage of electrical power and at the same time provide
comfort to the occupants of the building up to their
desirable level. In this study, various control methods
such as PID controllers, fazzy logic controllers and
multi-agent control s y s t e m s are discussed for
optimization of electrical energy and comfort features in
modern near-zero energy buildings. In addition fuzzy
logic and PID controllers for temperature regulation of
airconditioning system is also presented.