中小型商业建筑，如零售商店、餐厅和工厂，通常使用多个屋顶单元（RTU）为开放空间提供制冷和供暖。这些建筑的传统控制方法依赖于局部反馈控制，每个单元都使用自己的恒温器循环开关。由于恒温器独立运行，不了解建筑物的行为，传统的控制方法由于各装置之间缺乏协调，通常会导致高能耗和电力峰值需求。最近，开发了一种基于模型的控制算法（MPC），用于协调为开放建筑空间服务的多个RTU。该控制解决方案不是针对特定地点的，可以在低传感器要求的情况下降低能耗和峰值需求。在本文中，我们提供了一个小型商业建筑现场RTU协调员长期性能评估的最新结果。 引用:2017年年度会议，加利福尼亚州长滩，会议论文

Small and medium sized commercial buildings, such as retail stores, restaurants and factories, often utilize multiple roof top units (RTUs) to providecooling and heating for open spaces. A conventional control approach for these buildings relies on local feedback control, where each unit is cycled on andoff using its own thermostat. Because thermostats operate independently with no knowledge of the building's behavior, conventional control approachestypically result in high energy use and electrical peak demand because of lack of coordination among the units. Recently, a model-based control algorithm(MPC) for coordinating multiple RTUs that serve open building spaces was developed. The control solution is not site-specific and provides reduced energyconsumption and peak demand with low sensor requirements. In this paper, we provide recent results of long-term performance evaluation of the RTUCoordinator at a small commercial building field site.