Measuring, modeling and predicting energy consumption and power demand in campus buildings; Low-order gray box modeling with smart meter data; Use of drones for rapid energy model generation; Bottom-up campus and community-scale modeling; community-scale software development and validation
Projects:
- US DOE Connected Communities, co-PI and Research lead, with Allison MacKay (PI), Ramteen Sioshansi-Carnegie Mellon University, Mahesh Illindala, Noah Dormady, Stephanie Stockar, Daniel Gingerich, Ben Polly, NREL, and Carlos Duarte, UC-Berkeley
Completed Projects:
- UrbanOpt community energy systems development and validation with NREL (OSU PI).
- Ohio State Energy Partners: Campus energy living lab digital twin pilot, PI
Hyper-efficient HVAC System Development
Projects:
- Solar Air Conditioning with Metal-Organic Frameworks, funded by Ohio Technology Validation Startup Fund, PI with Casey Wade, Bry-Air LLC, Fraunhofer Institute
- Liquid desiccant humidity control solutions for indoor agricultural facilities, funded by SEEDS: The CFAES Research Competitive Grants Program, PI with Peter Ling, Ohio State; and Agam Greenhouse Energy Systems, Ltd.
Completed Projects:
- Collaborative Development of 100% Solar-Driven Adsorption Air Conditioner, funded by OSU Connect and Collaborate Grants Program, PI with Casey Wade and W.S. Winston Ho, Ohio State; and Daikin North America LLC.
Smart and Energy Efficient Ventilation
Development of data-driven optimized ventilation control strategies in homes and commercial buildings; low-cost air quality sensors for integration into smart building control systems; investigations into use of ventilation for load shifting in commercial buildings; smart laboratory ventilation
Current Projects:
Completed Projects:
Campus-scale energy modeling and load shaping