Abstract
Energy management in existing building services installations is an essential focus of contemporary facilities management. The subway company that is one of the major utilities services in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has considered better energy management schemes in its subway stations to reduce the running cost. In the past few years, in order to achieve energy saving in the stations, some feasible measures in the Mechanical Ventilation and Air
Conditioning (MVAC) systems were implemented, however the engineering decisions were supported by the trial-and-error or imprecise estimation. Improvement to this process would be possible if numerical optimization methods were to be used. Evolutionary algorithm coupled with external plant
simulation programme was applied to determine the optimum conditions of the essential parameters of the MVAC systems, in order to provide a holistic energy management approach. For the centralized MVAC systems of the 5 subway stations under studies, the developed optimization and simulation model was found useful to appraise the energy management opportunities for effective
design and facilities management.
Conditioning (MVAC) systems were implemented, however the engineering decisions were supported by the trial-and-error or imprecise estimation. Improvement to this process would be possible if numerical optimization methods were to be used. Evolutionary algorithm coupled with external plant
simulation programme was applied to determine the optimum conditions of the essential parameters of the MVAC systems, in order to provide a holistic energy management approach. For the centralized MVAC systems of the 5 subway stations under studies, the developed optimization and simulation model was found useful to appraise the energy management opportunities for effective
design and facilities management.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Applying and Extending the Global Knowledge Base |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the CIB Working Commission 070 Facilities Management and Maintenance Global Symposium 2002 |
| Editors | John Hinks, Danny Shiem-Shin Then, Stuart Buchanan |
| Publisher | CABER, Glasgow Caledonian University |
| Pages | 716-727 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1-903661-33-1 |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2002 |
| Event | CIB Working Commission 070 Facilities Management and Maintenance Global Symposium 2002 - CABER, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 18 Sept 2002 → 20 Sept 2002 https://heyblom.websites.xs4all.nl/website/newsletter/0301/W070.pdf |
Conference
| Conference | CIB Working Commission 070 Facilities Management and Maintenance Global Symposium 2002 |
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| Place | United Kingdom |
| City | Glasgow |
| Period | 18/09/02 → 20/09/02 |
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Research Keywords
- Evolutionary algorithm
- optimization
- energy management
- MVAC systems