Smart HVAC Control in IoT: Energy Consumption Minimization with User Comfort Constraints

Smart grid is one of the main applications of the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm. Within this context, this paper addresses the efficient energy consumption management of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in smart grids with variable energy price. To that end, first, we pr...

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Main Authors: Jordi Serra, David Pubill, Angelos Antonopoulos, Christos Verikoukis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/161874