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Virtual Energy Platform for Low Energy Building Operations

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In this research, a new Virtual Energy Platform is proposed to represent a new and affordable ICT platform for energy-intensive systems for low energy building operations targeting: (1) design and simulation of energy use profiles addressing energy-intensive systems, building equipments, and services, (2) intelligent and interactive management of energy consumptions via intelligent metering, monitoring and control, and (3) innovative tools for energy efficiency service provision providing continuous and accurate information to end-users and decision makers. The proposed system architecture is composed of three integrated layers: (1) data, (2) information, and (3) tool layers. For physical applications: (1) integrated design tools, (2) energy simulation tools, (3) wireless sensors and actuators, (4) wireless sensor networks, (5) middleware technologies, (6) data warehouse technologies, (7) artificial intelligence based control systems and (8) monitoring tools are addressed. The system architecture is implemented as an extension to international standards (e.g. IFC 2×3 ISO/PAS 16730). The proposed system is tested in a demonstration test-bed in Hannover, Germany.

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, T6G 2R3

    Hasan Ufuk Gökçe & Kamil Umut Gökçe

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

    Ibrahim Dincer

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey

    Adnan Midilli

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey

    Haydar Kucuk

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Gökçe, H.U., Gökçe, K.U. (2014). Virtual Energy Platform for Low Energy Building Operations. In: Dincer, I., Midilli, A., Kucuk, H. (eds) Progress in Sustainable Energy Technologies Vol II. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07977-6_22

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