在建筑系统中增加储能系统会改变控制策略。在没有储能装置的建筑中，供暖和制冷设备是供暖和制冷的唯一能源。在带有储能装置的建筑中，储能器提供必要的加热和冷却，而中央设备则增加了储能。储能的利用在商业建筑中非常重要。在大多数情况下，设计存储系统的目标是在一天（或晚上）结束时耗尽，以最大限度地提高系统效率，并尽可能减少中央设备的使用。储能系统运行的关键因素包括:耗电开始时间、初始耗电率、白天耗电率、峰值负荷预测、最大耗电率，以及作为建筑负荷函数的自适应控制。 为储液罐充电也非常重要。充电时间、充电速率和开始充电时间是影响系统运行的因素。储能系统的设计必须适应能源策略，以尽量减少一次能源的使用。因此，水库的产量必须始终可控且可预测。有必要详细考虑所有系统的相互作用，以优化能量存储系统的运行。引文:研讨会，ASHRAE交易，第86卷，第2部分，科罗拉多州丹佛

Addition of an energy storage system to a building's systems changes control strategies. In a building without energy storage, the heating and cooling plants are the only energy sources for heating and cooling. In a building with energy storage, the energy reservoir provides the necessary heating and cooling while the central plant augments the energy storage. Utilization of energy storage is very important in commercial buildings. In most cases, the objective in designing a storage system is to deplete, at the end of the day (or night), to maximize system efficiency and to reduce the use of central plant equipment as much as possible.Key factors in operating the energy storage system are: start time of depletion, initial depletion rate, depletion rate during the day, projection of peak load, maximum depletion rate, and adaptive control as a function of the building load. Charging the reservoir is also very important. The time to charge, charging rate, and start time to charge are the factors that affect the operation of the system. The design of the energy storage system has to accommodate energy strategies such that use of primary energy is minimized. Therefore, the output from the reservoir must be manageable and predictable at all times. It is necessary to consider in detail all the system's interactions for optimum operation of energy storage systems.