2134/15930 Vanda Dimitriou Vanda Dimitriou Steven Firth Steven Firth Tarek Hassan Tarek Hassan Tom Kane Tom Kane Farid Fouchal Farid Fouchal Developing suitable thermal models for domestic buildings with Smart Home equipment Loughborough University 2014 untagged Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified 2014-09-25 08:45:07 Conference contribution https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/Developing_suitable_thermal_models_for_domestic_buildings_with_Smart_Home_equipment/9436016 Smart Home controls are part of a Smart Home system and allow remote and automated control of heating systems. The key research question is: with the rapid advancement of new wireless and networked control products, which thermal modelling techniques are able to best make use of the real-time performance data arising from in-home sensors and predict the impact of using advanced controls to reduce energy demand and maximise comfort? As part of identifying suitable modelling approaches for Smart Homes, a lumped parameter model which builds on the work done by Bacher and Madsen (2011) using a data-driven “Grey box” model has been developed. The potential for using the measured data and the impacts of advanced controls for this modelling technique are discussed.