Partners Angelos Mylonas, Jordi Macia and Jordi Pascual  from IREC - Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya have written a press release about the PLURAL project's latest development in smart energy management and fault detection tools. 
 

The press release showcases the development of self-detecting algorithms that unlock the full potential of heat pumps and enhance a building's energy potential for heating and cooling purposes.

Self-detecting algorithms have been developed by IREC through their Fault Detection (FD) tool, which uses data-driven techniques to unlock the full potential of heat pumps and enhance a building's energy potential for heating and cooling purposes. Maintaining equipment performance is crucial since faults can negatively affect the optimal operation and reduce energy efficiency. Therefore, FD techniques are developed for heat pump (HP) and air handling unit (AHU) systems, with a specific focus on PLURAL components such as heat pumps used in eWHC, SmartWall, and eAHC (external Air Heating and Cooling).

In addition to FD, IREC has also developed a set of Smart Energy Management (SEM) building control algorithms that can improve energy flexibility, reduce costs, and revolutionize the way buildings consume energy. These algorithms have been designed to be included in the control toolbox of the PLURAL solutions. The primary objective of SEM is to find the optimal strategy in terms of different optimization criteria, including electricity cost savings, reduced CO2 emissions, and system performance under market conditions. The algorithms also take into account the forecast of heating, cooling, electricity demand, and renewable (RE) generation.
 

We invite you to read the Smart Energy Management and Fault Detection tools press release, which can be downloaded from our document section on the PLURAL project website here. 

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