Offset-Free Model Predictive Control of a Heat Pump

This work presents an offset-free model predictive control (OF-MPC) design for energy-efficient control of a heat pump. A model developed from a combination of first-principles and empirical components with parameters estimated using real heat pump data is used as a test bed for the implementation of the MPC design. Open-loop system dynamics are examined first to design and implement the appropriate control structure. Next, a linear model is …