Modelling electricity consumption in office buildings: an agent based approach

In this paper, we develop an agent-based model which integrates four important elements, i.e. organisational energy management policies/regulations, energy management technologies, electric appliances and equipment, and human behaviour, to simulate the electricity consumption in office buildings. Ba...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Tao, Siebers, Peer-Olaf, Aickelin, Uwe
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Published: Elsevier 2011
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34055/
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author Zhang, Tao
Siebers, Peer-Olaf
Aickelin, Uwe
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description In this paper, we develop an agent-based model which integrates four important elements, i.e. organisational energy management policies/regulations, energy management technologies, electric appliances and equipment, and human behaviour, to simulate the electricity consumption in office buildings. Based on a case study, we use this model to test the effectiveness of different electricity management strategies, and solve practical office electricity consumption problems. This paper theoretically contributes to an integration of the four elements involved in the complex organisational issue of office electricity consumption, and practically contributes to an application of an agent-based approach for office building electricity consumption study.
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spelling nottingham-340552020-05-04T16:31:05Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34055/ Modelling electricity consumption in office buildings: an agent based approach Zhang, Tao Siebers, Peer-Olaf Aickelin, Uwe In this paper, we develop an agent-based model which integrates four important elements, i.e. organisational energy management policies/regulations, energy management technologies, electric appliances and equipment, and human behaviour, to simulate the electricity consumption in office buildings. Based on a case study, we use this model to test the effectiveness of different electricity management strategies, and solve practical office electricity consumption problems. This paper theoretically contributes to an integration of the four elements involved in the complex organisational issue of office electricity consumption, and practically contributes to an application of an agent-based approach for office building electricity consumption study. Elsevier 2011-10-01 Article PeerReviewed Zhang, Tao, Siebers, Peer-Olaf and Aickelin, Uwe (2011) Modelling electricity consumption in office buildings: an agent based approach. Energy and Buildings, 43 (10). pp. 2882-2892. ISSN 1872-6178 Office Energy Consumption Agent-Based Simulation Energy Management Technologies Energy Management Strategies http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378778811003094 doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.07.007 doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.07.007
spellingShingle Office Energy Consumption
Agent-Based Simulation
Energy Management Technologies
Energy Management Strategies
Zhang, Tao
Siebers, Peer-Olaf
Aickelin, Uwe
Modelling electricity consumption in office buildings: an agent based approach
title Modelling electricity consumption in office buildings: an agent based approach
title_full Modelling electricity consumption in office buildings: an agent based approach
title_fullStr Modelling electricity consumption in office buildings: an agent based approach
title_full_unstemmed Modelling electricity consumption in office buildings: an agent based approach
title_short Modelling electricity consumption in office buildings: an agent based approach
title_sort modelling electricity consumption in office buildings: an agent based approach
topic Office Energy Consumption
Agent-Based Simulation
Energy Management Technologies
Energy Management Strategies
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34055/
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