02405nas a2200217   4500008004100000245009900041210006900140520168500209653001901894653002301913653002301936653002101959653001701980653002701997100001202024700001902036700001202055700001502067700001702082856008802099       2017                        eng d00aData Analytics and Optimization of an Ice-Based Energy Storage System for Commercial Buildings0 aData Analytics and Optimization of an IceBased Energy Storage Sy3 a<p>Ice-based thermal energy storage (TES) systems can shift peak cooling demand and reduce operational energy costs (with time-of-use rates) in commercial buildings. The accurate prediction of the cooling load, and the optimal control strategy for managing the charging and discharging of a TES system, are two critical elements to improving system performance and achieving energy cost savings. This study utilizes data-driven analytics and modeling to holistically understand the operation of an ice–based TES system in a shopping mall, calculating the system’s performance using actual measured data from installed meters and sensors. Results show that there is significant savings potential when the current operating strategy is improved by appropriately scheduling the operation of each piece of equipment of the TES system, as well as by determining the amount of charging and discharging for each day. A novel optimal control strategy, determined by an optimization algorithm of Sequential Quadratic Programming, was developed to minimize the TES system’s operating costs. Three heuristic strategies were also investigated for comparison with our proposed strategy, and the results demonstrate the superiority of our method to the heuristic strategies in terms of total energy cost savings. Specifically, the optimal strategy yields energy costs of up to 11.3% per day and 9.3% per month compared with current operational strategies. A one-day-ahead hourly load prediction was also developed using machine learning algorithms, which facilitates the adoption of the developed data analytics and optimization of the control strategy in a real TES system operation.</p>10aData Analytics10aenergy cost saving10aheuristic strategy10aMachine learning10aoptimization10aThermal energy storage1 aLuo, Na1 aHong, Tianzhen1 aLi, Hui1 aJia, Rouxi1 aWeng, Wenguo  uhttps://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/publications/data-analytics-and-optimization-ice