Fault and Occupant Tolerant Model Predictive Control of Building HVAC System

This presentation covers the collaborative research work from cross-functional team effort behind the journal paper that was recently honored with ASHRAE Research Journal Best Paper of the Year Award. The development and application of a fault and occupant tolerant control technology, its online implementation, and results from several tests conducted for a large-sized HVAC system are discussed. The performance and limitations of the fault detection and diagnosis, model predictive control as well as the fault and occupant tolerant control algorithms are illustrated and discussed using measurement data recorded from multiple field tests.