Enhancing Energy Efficiency in HVAC Systems through Intelligent Control Strategies

Abstract

Their operation is importance to provide comfort in indoor environment in residential and industrial buildings through Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC). Nonetheless, HVAC systems remain one of the most energy-consuming elements of buildings, contributing to more than 40 percent of a buildings energy usage. In this paper, the various intelligent control approaches deployed to improve the energy management of HVAC systems are discussed. Precise data acquisition in real time, machine learning algorithm, predictive control, as well as technology that contemplates demand response, help intelligent HVAC systems to decrease energy use while keeping proper indoor climate. The paper describes the contemporary technologies, their possibilities, and barriers for the developing more sustainable HVAC systems operation.