In order to meet the task of NetZero by 2050, it is expecting 86% building heating will be supplied by heat pump. The power demanding is a challenge to implement the heat pump for buildings. How to optimise the power demanding for building energy application needs to be explored. A new technology of Digital Twins can be utilised for the energy management in the building to advance the system operation with energy storage. A 'Digital Twin' refers to a real-time digital representation of a physical object. For buildings, a digital twin can be established to understand real-time trends occurring in the building environment to keep the thermal comfort with cost effective energy performance, maintenance, and insights made possible by the Internet of Things.
The successful implementation of a Digital Twin for a building energy management involves coordinating digital model assets in conjunction with well-correlated system operation data sources that reflect the real-time state of the heat pump heating system operation along with thermal storage from other renewable energy sources for the building.
The proposed project aims to apply digital twin technology and incorporate real data collected from heating system for the building to provide optimised thermal performance within the building. The Centre for Sustainable Technologies has dedicated laboratories for the evaluation of heat pump, thermal energy storage and system operation equipment. Thus the successful candidate will evaluate the performance of the heating system for building applications and applying Digital Twins to predict the performance with variable conditions.
The applicant will need to have an appropriate engineering or physical sciences degree, having been taught simulation technology and have a keen interest in energy efficiency and renewable energy applications. Skills include data acquisition, experimental development and numerical simulation experience in this field.
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