Modelling electricity consumption in office buildings: 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, to simulate the electricity consumption in office buildings. Based on a case study, we use this model to test the effectiveness of different electricity management strategies, and solve practical office electricity consumption problems. This paper theoretically contributes to an integration of the four elements involved in the complex organisational issue of office electricity consumption, and practically contributes to an application of an agent-based approach for office building electricity consumption study.

Citation

Zhang, T., Siebers, P.-O., & Aickelin, U. (2011). Modelling electricity consumption in office buildings: an agent based approach. Energy and Buildings, 43(10), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.07.007

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 7, 2011
• Online Publication Date: Jul 18, 2011
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2011
• Deposit Date: Jun 16, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 16, 2016
• Journal: Energy and Buildings
• Print ISSN: 0378-7788
• Electronic ISSN: 1872-6178
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 43
• Issue: 10
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.07.007
• Keywords: Office Energy Consumption, Agent-Based Simulation, Energy Management Technologies, Energy Management Strategies
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/708133
• Publisher URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378778811003094
• Contract Date: Jun 16, 2016