Energy saving for building heating via a simple and efficient model-free control design: First steps with computer simulations

TL;DR

This paper introduces a novel model-free control approach for building heating systems, eliminating the need for complex mathematical models and demonstrating promising results through computer simulations.

Contribution

It presents the first application of a model-free control method to building heating, simplifying control design and avoiding calibration issues.

Findings

Model-free control outperforms classic PI controllers in simulations.

The approach simplifies control design without sacrificing performance.

Comparisons show advantages over flatness-based predictive control.

Abstract

The model-based control of building heating systems for energy saving encounters severe physical, mathematical and calibration difficulties in the numerous attempts that has been published until now. This topic is addressed here via a new model-free control setting, where the need of any mathematical description disappears. Several convincing computer simulations are presented. Comparisons with classic PI controllers and flatness-based predictive control are provided.