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Ergonomic and Economic Office Light Level Control

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  • Maria Ghita

    (DySC Research Group on Dynamical Systems and Control, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, Tech Lane Science Park 125, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium
    Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Antwerp University, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
    EEDT Core Lab. on Decision and Control, Flanders Make, Tech Lane Science Park 131, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium)

  • Ricardo A. Cajo Diaz

    (Campus Gustavo Galindo, Facultad de Ingeniería en Electricidad y Computaciòn, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), Km. 30.5 Vía Perimetral, Guayaquil P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Ecuador)

  • Isabela R. Birs

    (DySC Research Group on Dynamical Systems and Control, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, Tech Lane Science Park 125, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium
    EEDT Core Lab. on Decision and Control, Flanders Make, Tech Lane Science Park 131, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium
    Department of Automation, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Memorandumului Street, No. 28, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Dana Copot

    (DySC Research Group on Dynamical Systems and Control, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, Tech Lane Science Park 125, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium
    EEDT Core Lab. on Decision and Control, Flanders Make, Tech Lane Science Park 131, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium)

  • Clara M. Ionescu

    (DySC Research Group on Dynamical Systems and Control, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, Tech Lane Science Park 125, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium
    EEDT Core Lab. on Decision and Control, Flanders Make, Tech Lane Science Park 131, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium
    Department of Automation, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Memorandumului Street, No. 28, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

Abstract

Light regulation systems in industrial or office buildings play an important role in minimizing the use of fossil energy resources, while providing both economic and ergonomic optimal functionality. Although industrial buildings resolve the problem of interaction or disturbance mitigation by providing constant light levels exclusively from artificial sources, office landscapes may benefit from up to a 20% decrease in costs if mixed light sources are optimized properly. In this paper, we propose a theoretical framework based on model predictive control (MPC) to resolve a multi-system with strong dynamic interactions and multi-objective cost optimization. Centralized and distributed predictive control strategies are compared on various office landscaping structures and functionality conditions. Economic and ergonomic indexes are evaluated in a scaled laboratory setting.

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  • Maria Ghita & Ricardo A. Cajo Diaz & Isabela R. Birs & Dana Copot & Clara M. Ionescu, 2022. "Ergonomic and Economic Office Light Level Control," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-14, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:3:p:734-:d:728677
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    1. Łukasz J. Orman & Natalia Krawczyk & Norbert Radek & Stanislav Honus & Jacek Pietraszek & Luiza Dębska & Agata Dudek & Artur Kalinowski, 2023. "Comparative Analysis of Indoor Environmental Quality and Self-Reported Productivity in Intelligent and Traditional Buildings," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(18), pages 1-21, September.

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