Energy Systems Laboratory

Theses & Dissertations 2016-2020

2020

  • Chul Kim, “A study of occupancy-based smart building controls in commercial buildings” Ph.D., Department of Architecture, Dec. 2020 (Chair: Jeff S. Haberl) ESL-TH-20-12-03
  • Sungkyun Jung, “Analysis of Residential Building Energy Code Compliance for New and Existing Buildings Based on Building Energy” Ph.D., Department of Architecture, Dec. 2020 (Chair: Jeff S. Haberl) ESL-TH-20-12-02
  • Farshad Kheiri, “An Improved Method for the Estimation of the Energy Consumption and Savings of Code-Compliant office Buildings in Different Climates” Ph.D., Department of Architecture, Dec. 2020 (Chair: Jeff S. Haberl, Co-Chair: Juan-Carlos Baltazar) ESL-TH-20-12-01
  • Shinwoo Lee, “Analysis of Support Vector Machine Regression for Building Energy Use Prediction” Ph.D., Department of Architecture, Aug. 2020 (Chair: Juan-Carlos Baltazar) ESL-TH-20-08-01
  • Sandeep Kota, “Development of a prototype for integrating building information model (BIM) with daylighting simulation tools for designing high- performance buildings” Ph.D., Department of Architecture, May. 2020 (Chair: Jeff S.Haberl) ESL-TH-20-05-01

2019

  • Andrew Mackenzie, “A Thermal RC Model Including Thermal Mass and Solar Gain Effects for Building Energy Simulation” Oct. 2019 (Chair: David Claridge) ESL-TH-19-10-01
  • Jounghwan Ahn, “Origins of Whole-Building Energy Simulation Programs Used for High Performance Commercial Buildings: Contributions of the MATEUS, SHEP, TACS, CP-26, CP-33 and RESPTK Programs” Department of Architecture, Aug. 2019 (Chair: Jeff S. Haberl) ESL-TH-19-08-03
  • Alaina Ruffin, “A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Impact of Continuous Commissioning®” Ph.D Thesis, Aug. 2019 (Chair: David Claridge) ESL-TH-19-08-04
  • Jiajun Liao, “An Optimized Plant For A District Heating And Cooling System Using Low-Grade Geothermal Fluids” Ph.D. Thesis, Aug. 2019 (Chair: David E. Claridge) ESL-TH-19-08-05
  • Mehdi Azizkani, “Investigating the Level of Application of Passive/Natural Systems in the Design of Sustainable Buildings in the U.S.”, Ph.D Thesis, Department of Architecture, Jun. 2019 (Chair: Jeff S. Haberl) ESL-TH-19-04-01
  • Clinton Davis, “Building Energy Simulation Using Constrained Optimization”, Ph.D Thesis, May 2019 (Chair: Charles H. Culp, Co-Chair: David E. Claridge) ESL-TH-19-05-01

2018

  • Price, C., “Cascaded Control for Improved Building HVAC Performance,” Ph.D. Thesis, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Dec. 2018 (Chair: Bryan Rasmussen) ESL-TH-18-11-01
  • Minjae Shin, “Development of a Procedure for Automating Thermal Zoning for Building Energy Simulation”, Department of Architecture (Chair: Jeff S. Haberl) ESL-TH-18-08-02
  • Terrill, T., “Advancements in the Industrial Internet of Things for Energy Efficiency,” Ph.D. Thesis, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Aug. 2018 (Chair: Bryan Rasmussen) ESL-TH-18-08-01
  • Chintala, R., “A Methodology for Automating the Implementation of Advanced Control Algorithms such as MPC on Large Scale Building HVAC Systems,” Ph.D. Thesis, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, May. 2018 (Chair: Bryan Rasmussen) ESL-TH-18-05-01

2017

  • Oh, S., “Quantifying the Electricity Savings from the Use of Home Automation Devices in A Residence”, Department of Architecture, Dec 2017 (Chair: Jeff S. Haberl, Co-Chair: Juan Carlos Baltazar) ESL-TH-17-12-02
  • Mijares Tobias, J., “Detecting of Lubrication Starvation in Ball Bearings by Means of Lateral and Torsional Vibrations,” Ph.D. Thesis, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Dec. 2017 (Chair: Bryan P. Rasmussen) ESL-TH-17-12-01
  • Bay, C., “Advancing Embedded and Extrinsic Solutions for Optimal Control and Efficiency of Energy Systems in Buildings,” Ph.D. Thesis, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Aug. 2017 (Chair: Bryan P. Rasmussen) ESL-TH-17-08-01

2016

  • Rawand E. Jalal, “Limited Communication Distributed Model Predictive Control for HVAC Systems,” Ph.D. Thesis, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Oct. 2016 (Chair: Bryan Rasmussen) ESL-TH-16-12-01
  • Wang, C., “Dynamic Simulation and Control Design Tools for Heat Pump Systems,” Ph.D. Thesis, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Aug. 2016 (Chair: Bryan Rasmussen) ESL-TH-16-05-01
  • Chunliu Mao, “Analysis of Building Peak Cooling Load Calculation Methods for Commercial Buildings in the United States,” Apr 2016 (Chair: Jeff S. Haberl, Co-Chair: Juan-Carlos Baltazar) ESL-TH-16-04-01

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