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Decentralized HVAC control agents optimize energy use on edge hardware

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Researchers have developed a decentralized active inference agent system for controlling multi-zone HVAC systems, designed to optimize energy consumption and manage peak power demand. Each zone is equipped with an independent agent that learns online and plans by minimizing expected free energy, without direct communication with other agents. This system was evaluated using the EnergyPlus simulator on a Sinergym office building, demonstrating a reduction in mean building peak power by 3-17% and improved staggering of floor peaks compared to rule-based controllers and a MADDPG fleet. The entire system can operate on a single Raspberry Pi 5, processing observations and actions within 442 ms. AI

IMPACT This research demonstrates a novel application of decentralized AI agents for optimizing energy efficiency in building management systems.

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  1. arXiv cs.MA (Multiagent) TIER_1 English(EN) · Miguel De Prado ·

    One Agent per Zone: Decentralised Active Inference under Partial Observability for Multi-Zone HVAC Control on Edge Hardware

    Multi-zone HVAC control is a shared-resource problem: zones on a floor share one fan and cooling coil, so each zone's demand affects its neighbours and the building's peak power. One controller per zone scales well and isolates faults, but each controller then observes only its o…

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