1. The HybridGEOTABS project
Introduction to the H2020 funded project
RHC-ETIP Geothermal Panel, Webinar, 12/12/2018
Eline Himpe, Ghent University

2. Project
Model Predictive Control and Innovative System Integration of GEOTABS
in Hybrid Low Grade Thermal Energy Systems:
Hybrid MPC GEOTABS
Sept 2016 – Sept 2020
MPC-.GT
Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Action
The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No The original project acronym is “MPC-.GT”.

3. Consortium
The project brought together a transdisciplinary team of SMEs, large industry and research institutes located in different EU countries. They are experienced in research and application of design and control systems in the combined building and energy world.
The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No The original project acronym is “MPC-.GT”.

5. WORK PACKAGES 1 Project Management 2 Development of DESIGN METHOD 3
Development of MPC 4
Concept and Impact validation (demo buildings) 5
People Planet Profit validation 6
Exploitation & Exploration 7
Communication & Dissemination

6. design strategy
Optimal sizing of the system components, maximising energy efficiency, comfort and minimising costs
Estimate system performance estimation in early design phase, allowing feasibility assessment
Short and easy design phase, comparable to design of traditional HVAC systems
Hybrid GEOTABS design Handbook (guidelines, tools…)

7. Model predictive control
White-box control: from building start-up
Optimisation of energy-efficiency, costs, IEQ, environmental costs…
Set-up of the MPC (modelling and programming) is reduced to the commissioning work of a regular system
Control-integrated design
Robust control
Adaptive control
Semi-automated MPC toolchain and start-up strategy

8. demonstration Real-life test bed: demonstration buildings
Virtual test bed: emulator models of case-study buildings
Building types: school, multi-family, office, care house
Performance assessment
Min. 3 demonstration buildings with hybrid GEOTABS with MPC
Min. 2 GEOTABS case-study buildings

9. Demo’s and cases

10. PEOPLE PLANET PROFIT VALIDATION
Performance of hybrid MPC-GEOTABS in terms of:
Indoor Environmental Quality
Productivity and Health
Environment
Energy
Cost performance

11. IMPROVE COMMERCIAL ATTRACTIVENESS
GEOTABS in renovation: PCM-integrated ceiling panels
Develop pre-engineered and pre-fabricated modules, enabling quick and efficient design, assembly and commissioning
Energy Dashboard
Business-plan

12. Key performance indicators
KPI
Description 1
Overall improvement of system energy efficiency
compared to current practice GEOTABS of 25% 2
15% overall system energy efficiency gain due to MPC control 3
Design cost comparable to that of a traditional building 4
10% reduction in total cost of ownership
compared to current practice GEOTABS 5
Increase of renewable production of heat from 33 to 60%
in MPC GEOTABS buildings

13. Contact linkedin.com/groups/13510727 facebook.com/hybridGEOTABS
Funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Programme: project number (proposal name “MPC-;GT”)