A review of current research on occupant-centric control for improving comfort and energy efficiency  

作　　者：Yue Yuan Chengcheng Song Liying Gao Kejun Zeng Yixing Chen 

机构地区：[1]College of Civil Engineering,Hunan University,Changsha 410082,China [2]Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency of Ministry of Education,Hunan University,Changsha 410082,China

出　　处：《Building Simulation》2024年第10期1675-1692,共18页建筑模拟（英文）

基　　金：funded by“A Project(Key grant)Supported by the Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department,China(No.23A0033)”;support was provided by“A Project Supported by the Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department,China(No.2023JGZD027)”.

摘　　要：Occupant-centric control(OCC)is intelligent control of building systems based on the real comfort needs of occupants.This paper provides a comprehensive review of how real-world data on energy-related occupant behavior(OB)can be integrated and applied in OCC systems.The aim is to accurately portray the real occupant needs and improve energy efficiency without sacrificing occupant comfort.This paper first introduces two types of OB:detailed occupancy states and energy-interaction behaviors,including methods to monitor,establish,and predict these OB.Then,OCC is divided into real-time control and model-based predictive control,and each of these four scenarios is discussed.It extensively reviews OCC methods for different equipment in four cases,covering control strategies,control scales,comfort enhancement scenarios,and energy-saving potential for each category.It is summarized that despite extensive research on OB,there are still significant challenges in integrating this research into OCC.A major issue is the lack of a bridge connecting monitoring acquired information and controls.In addition,the article reviews the current state of OCC platform development.The future direction should be combined with advanced Internet of Things(IoT)technologies,WiFi,and other communication technologies to obtain information about people’s behavior and real needs in order to create truly energy efficient and comfortable smart environments.The article also discusses how enhancing the real-time feedback capability of the OCC system can help improve the overall control system capability and the importance of testing through experimentation.

关 键 词：occupant-centric control occupant behavior OCCUPANCY data-driven models IoT technology 

分 类 号：TK01[动力工程及工程热物理]