HVAC System: Load Forecasting, System Modeling, Optimal Control and Flexible Interaction
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "F: Electrical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 99
Special Issue Editors
Interests: HVAC system; refrigeration heat pump; dehumidification; district energy system
Interests: HVAC optimization; heat pump; district energy systems; flexible interaction; pumped thermal electricity storage
Interests: HVAC system; phase change materials; energy systems & sustainability; thermal management for electronics; computational micro-/nano-scale heat transfer
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As a critical contributor to energy consumption and carbon emissions in buildings and industrial sectors, HVAC systems play a pivotal role in advancing sustainability through enhanced energy conservation and decarbonization capabilities. With continuous improvements in societal productivity and living standards, HVAC infrastructure across these domains is undergoing transformative shifts: the escalating installed capacity and system scale are driving substantial increases in aggregate energy demand, while the heightened electrification rates amplify stochastic load timing patterns, posing significant challenges to grid stability. Driven by advancements in load forecasting, system modeling, and optimal control technologies, HVAC systems are accelerating their transition toward digitized and intelligent operational paradigms. Notably, through deep operational integration with building structures, pipeline networks, and industrial processes, modern HVAC systems are transcending their conventional role as passive energy consumers. By leveraging thermal inertia for flexible grid interaction, these systems are evolving into energy hubs equipped with bidirectional regulation capabilities, marking a fundamental shift from energy-intensive operations to dynamic energy management architectures.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to the theory, design, modeling, application, control, and flexible interaction of all types of HVAC systems.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Load forecasting;
- Equipment and system modeling;
- Advanced HVAC system;
- System design and planning;
- Performance evaluation and analysis;
- Optimal control;
- Flexible interaction with power grid.
Prof. Dr. Xiaosong Zhang
Dr. Shifang Huang
Dr. Muxing Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- HVAC system
- load forecasting
- system modeling
- optimal control
- flexible interaction
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