An agent based building energy consumption model

A building energy consumption model is presented. The purpose of the model is to provide a test bed to develop Dynamic Load Control (DLC) algorithms and investigate the implications of these to humans in office buildings. The idea of Dynamic Load Control is to manage loads in such a way that the power available from unpredictable sources can be utilized most effectively. In the case of buildings, loads need to be controlled in an unconventional way which might cause disruptions to occupants. To develop DLC algorithms and methods that have the least impact on the occupants, an agent based building energy consumption model that can run in small time steps is developed. The output of the model is compared with both the standard overall consumption values available from the literature and with real data collected from an office zone. The results show that the model is a promising tool for future DLC research.