Research Project(s)
We strive to strike a balance between scholarly research and research inspired by industry practices in the digitization of building energy systems through smart sensing, modeling, data mining and controls.
1. Feasibility Study of a District Thermal Network System at Tinker AFB via Modelica-Based Life Cycle Analysis, DoD ESTCP program, 10/1/2025 to 9/30/2028 (contract pending).
2. Geothermal District Pilot in Citizen Potawatomi Nation, DOE Geothermal Technology Office, 10/1/2025 to 3/30/2028.
3. Assessment Tool for Pump and Motor Efficiencies of Pumping Systems to Identify Degraded Pumps and Motors and Detect Faulty Operation, University of Miami under the contract with DoD ESTCP program, 10/1/2024 to 9/30/2027.
4. Improving Accessibility and Efficiency of Public Transportation via Optimal Integration with Shared Autonomous Electric Vehicles in Tribal Communities, DOE Vehicle Technology Office, 9/1/2024 to 8/31/2027.
5. Demonstration of a solar-geothermal district heating and cooling system with a single pipe loop in Citizen Potawatomi Nation, DOE Geothermal Technology Office, 10/2023 to 9/2024.
6. Advanced HVAC Load Management using Cascade Controls Integrating Chillers, Air Handling Units, and Terminal Boxes, University of Miami, 10/2024 to 9/2027.
7. Performance demonstration of an integrated water-source heat pump water heater system to meet simultaneous heating and cooling demands at military installations, DoD ESTCP program, 10/2023 to 9/2026.
8. Intelligent HVAC Load Management for Energy Efficient and Disaster Resilient Building Operations, Oklahoma Gas & Electric under the contract with DoD ESTCP program, August 2020 to July 2024.
9. Smart networked energy management system for homes (home-EMS), OCAST, July 2020 to March 2023.
10. Performance demonstration of an occupancy sensor-enabled integrated solution for commercial buildings, University of Miami, May 2019 to June 2023.
11. Development and validation of a system for total performance deficiency/fault detection and optimal comfort control for homes, DOE Residential Building Integration Program, May 2019 to January 2023.
12. Transactive-control based connected home solution for existing residential units and communities: Controls Testing, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, April 2021 to March 2022.
13. Air diffusion performance study of non-isothermal jet in a paint hanger, Tinker Air Force Base, May 2020 to July 2021.
14. Transactive-control based connected home solution for existing residential units and communities: Controls Testing, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, May 2020 to March 2021.
15. Virtual flow meter technology transfer, Singapore Building Construction Authority Academy, August 2018 to December 2020.
16. Demonstration of a building automation system embedded performance degradation detector using virtual water/air flow meters, Environmental Security Technology Certification Program of U.S. Department of Defense, October 2014 to November 2018.
17. Prototype design of a virtual energy meter for enhanced building operations, Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST), August 2015 to December 2017.
18. Survey of particle production rates from process activities in pharmaceutical and biological cleanrooms, American Society of Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Engineers, April 2014 to March 2016.
19. Develop and test virtual air-handler energy use performance monitor, Building Technologies Office of U.S. Department of Energy, April 2012 to October 2012.
20. Developing standard procedures for filling climate data gaps for use in building performance monitoring and analysis, ASHRAE TC4.2, September 2011 to September 2013.
21. Summer research collaboration: Development of automated FDD, control, and self-correcting algorithms, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), June 2011 to March 2012.
