Designing an occupancy flow-based controller for airport terminals

Mambo, D. A., Eftekhari, M. M., Steffen, T. and Ahmad, Muhammad ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7269-4369 2015. Designing an occupancy flow-based controller for airport terminals. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology 36 (1) , pp. 51-66. 10.1177/0143624414540292

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Abstract

One of the most cost-effective ways to save energy in commercial buildings is through designing a dedicated controller for adjusting environmental set-points according occupancy flow. This paper presents the design of a fuzzy rule-based supervisory controller for reducing energy consumptions while simultaneously providing comfort for passengers in a large airport terminal building. The inputs to the controller are the time schedule of the arrival and departure of passenger planes as well as the expected number of passengers, zone global illuminance (daylight) and external temperature. The outputs from the controller are optimised temperature, airflow and lighting set-point profiles for the building. The supervisory controller was designed based on expert knowledge in MATLAB/Simulink, and then validated using simulation studies. The simulation results demonstrate significant potential for energy savings in the controller's ability to maintain comfort by adjusting set-points according to the flow of passengers.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Engineering
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Building control, indoor comfort, airport terminal's CO2 emission savings, fuzzy rule-based supervisory controller
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
ISSN:	0143-6244
Funders:	EPSRC, PTDF Nigeria
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	15 December 2016
Last Modified:	02 Nov 2022 09:53
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/96724

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