Digital Twin for Grey Box modeling of Multistory residential building thermal dynamicsShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: 2023 IEEE 9TH WORLD FORUM ON INTERNET OF THINGS, WF-IOT, IEEE , 2023Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Buildings' energy efficiency is a widely researched topic, which is rapidly gaining popularity due to rising environmental concerns and the need for energy independence. In Northern Europe heating energy alone accounts for up to 70% of the total building energy consumption. Industry 4.0 technologies such as IoT, big data, cloud computing and machine learning, along with the creation of predictive and proactive digital twins, can help to reduce this number. However, buildings' thermal dynamics is a very complex process that depends on many variables. As a result, commonly used physics-based white box models are time-consuming and require vast expertise. On the contrary, black box forecasting models, which rely primarily on building energy consumption data, lack fundamental insights and hinder re-use. In this study we propose an architecture to facilitate grey box modeling of building's thermal dynamics while integrating real time IoT data with 3D representation of buildings. The architecture is validated in a case study creating a digital twin platform that enables users to define the thermal dynamics of buildings based on physical laws and real data, thus facilitating informed decision making for the best heating energy optimization strategy. Also, the created user interface enables stakeholders such as facility managers, energy providers or governing bodies to analyze, compare and evaluate buildings' thermal dynamics without extensive expertise or time resources.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
IEEE , 2023.
Series
IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things, ISSN 2769-4003, E-ISSN 2768-1734
Keywords [en]
Industry 4.0; data integration; thermal inertia; Internet Of Things
National Category
Construction Management
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-207267DOI: 10.1109/WF-IOT58464.2023.10539560ISI: 001241286500168ISBN: 9798350311617 (electronic)ISBN: 9798350311624 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-207267DiVA, id: diva2:1895639
Conference
9th IEEE World Forum on the Internet of Things (WF-IoT) - The Blue Planet - A Marriage of Sea and Space, Aveiro, PORTUGAL, oct 12-27, 2023
Note
Funding Agencies|European Union [101016888]; European Commission [101007641]; EU HORIZON Grant [101057779]
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