Development of an adaptive HVAC fuzzy logic controller for commercial facilities: A case study

Abstract

This paper is a case study of the integration of an energy management system (EMS) in a commercial building. A detailed analysis of this EMS's impact on energy consumption is presented. High energy demand is very common in commercial and industrial facilities. With this in mind, the present work aims to improve the energy consumption rate within a commercial facility by proposing an energy management system based on a central fuzzy logic controller. Thus, the central controller adapts the energy management to a preestablished schedule taking at consideration primarily the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) of the targeted building.