Fig. 1. The workflow of this paper, which involves building community energy models with EV loads in URBANopt and optimizing the DERs using REopt. OpenStudio measures are then used to implement control algorithms, and annual energy simulations are conducted to evaluate the results of the coordinated control scenario against the baseline scenario.
Fig. 2. The flowchart illustrates the decision-making process of the proposed coordinated control algorithm for building HVAC systems, EV charging, and battery charging/discharging based on grid carbon intensities and local PV generation. The process includes net-load determination, emission reduction control rules, HVAC and EV control, battery control, and grid power calculation.
Fig. 4. Three-dimensional rendering map of the mixed-use case study community located in Denver, Colorado, United States. The community is planned to have 148 buildings, most of which are large commercial buildings. Figure was first used in Wang et al.
Fig. 6. Violin plots of the distribution of building annual total emissions, net emissions, and emissions from HVAC systems and EVs. Each point in the plots represents the annual emissions of one building. The application of the proposed emission reduction control algorithm has led to a significant whole building emission reduction, with more prominent emission reductions in the EVs than the HVAC systems.
Fig. 10. Color plots of annual average zone mean PMV values per building before and after the implementation of the emission reduction control. Each color block represents one building. The emission reduction control has slightly lowered the community average PMV value by 0.02, indicating a slightly colder indoor environment, but the adoption of the control will not impact the occupants’ thermal comfort with the design parameters proposed in this work.