Development of a Coupled TRNSYS-MATLAB Simulation Framework for Model Predictive Control of Integrated Electrical and Thermal Residential Renewable Energy System (original) (raw)

An integrated electrical and thermal residential renewable energy system consisting of solar thermal collectors, gas boiler, fuel cell combined heat and power, a photovoltaic system with battery, inverter, and thermal storage for a single-family house of Sonnenhaus standard is investigated with a model predictive controller (MPC). The main focus of this article is to define a multi-objective mathematical function, develop a coupled simulation framework for the nonlinear time-varying deterministic discrete-time problem of the energy system using TRNSYS and MATLAB. With the developed methodology, a sensitivity analysis of maximum optimization time, swarm (or population or mesh) size of a typical spring day and a typical summer day assuming a 100% accurate weather and load forecast with three different algorithms: particle swarm optimization (PSO), genetic algorithm (GA) and global pattern search (GPS) are analyzed. Finally, the obtained results are compared with a status quo controlle...

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