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A hybrid data-driven Co-simulation approach for enhanced integrations of renewables and thermal storage in building district energy systems - imarina:9452262

URV's Author/s:Boer, Dieter-Thomas / Marín Genescà, Marc
Author, as appears in the article.:Elomari, Youssef; Aspetakis, Giorgos; Mateu, Carles; Shobo, Adedamola; Boer, Dieter; Marin-Genesca, M; Wang, Qian
Author's mail:dieter.boer@urv.cat
marc.marin@urv.cat
Author identifier:0000-0002-5532-6409
0000-0002-7204-4526
Journal publication year:2025
Publication Type:Journal Publications
APA:Elomari, Youssef; Aspetakis, Giorgos; Mateu, Carles; Shobo, Adedamola; Boer, Dieter; Marin-Genesca, M; Wang, Qian (2025). A hybrid data-driven Co-simulation approach for enhanced integrations of renewables and thermal storage in building district energy systems. Journal Of Building Engineering, 104(), 112405-. DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2025.112405
Paper original source:Journal Of Building Engineering. 104 112405-
Abstract:Increasing the share of renewables is crucial for accelerating the sustainable transitions of modern building and district heating systems. This study develops a hybrid co-simulation framework, integrating a Python-based model with an established district energy system (DES) TRNSYS model, to optimize the design and control of on-site renewables such as photovoltaic panels (PV), solar thermal collectors, a water-to-water heat pump, seasonal thermal storage, a domestic hot water tank, and auxiliary heaters. The methodology combines diverse simulation tools and datadriven control sequences, enabling interaction across system components for enhanced energy efficiency and performance. The findings indicate that the optimized framework reduces net present cost by approximately 14 % and environmental impacts by 11 %. The data-driven controls further minimized temperature deviations significantly better than traditional Rule-Based Controls, achieving nearly optimal comfort levels with minimal environmental impact. The developed co-simulation enhances energy efficiency and intelligent controls in building applications, minimizes environmental impacts, and effectively covers the energy demand in building and districts (building clusters). These findings highlight the essential role of advanced hybrid co-simulation frameworks in improving DH system design and control, emphasizing their potential for sustainable urban energy transitions.
Article's DOI:10.1016/j.jobe.2025.112405
Link to the original source:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352710225006424?via%3Dihub
Paper version:info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
licence for use:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Department:Enginyeria Mecànica
Licence document URL:https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Thematic Areas:Architecture
Arquitetura, urbanismo e design
Building and construction
Civil and structural engineering
Construction & building technology
Engenharias i
Engineering, civil
Mechanics of materials
Safety, risk, reliability and quality
Keywords:Co-simulation framework
Deep reinforcement learning
District energy system
Heating system
Multi-objective optimization
Optimization
Plants
Pum
Rule-based contro
Rule-based control
Entity:Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Record's date:2025-04-30
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