Modelling office energy consumption: an agent based approach

Zhang, Tao; Siebers, Peer-Olaf; Aickelin, Uwe

Abstract

In this paper, we develop an agent-based model which integrates four important elements, i.e. organisational energy management policies/regulations, energy management technologies, electric appliances and equipment, and human behaviour, based on a case study, to simulate the energy consumption in office buildings. With the model, we test the effectiveness of different energy management strategies, and solve practical office energy consumption problems. This paper theoretically contributes to an integration of four elements involved in the complex organisational issue of office energy consumption, and practically contributes to an application of agent-based approach for office building energy consumption study.

Citation

Zhang, T., Siebers, P.-O., & Aickelin, U. (2010). Modelling office energy consumption: an agent based approach.

• Conference Name: 3rd World Congress on Social Simulation (WCSS2010)
• End Date: Sep 9, 2010
• Acceptance Date: Jul 1, 2010
• Publication Date: Sep 7, 2010
• Deposit Date: Jun 20, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 20, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Office Energy Consumption, Agent-Based Simulation, Energy Management Technologies, Energy Management Strategies
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/706754
• Related Public URLs: http://www.wcss2010.org/
• Additional Information: Published in: Proceedings of the 3rd World Congress on Social Simulation (WCSS2010), 5-9 Sep, Kassel, Germany.
• Contract Date: Jun 20, 2016