SenHuang
Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at University of Miami

Ph.D Thesis:

"Model Based Technologies for Enhancing Building Operation" (2016)

First Job After Graduation:

Scientist at the DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Publications:

Book Chpaters:

  1. S. Huang, T. Sevilla, W. Zuo 2019, Chapter 19 “Modeling in Building-to-Grid Integration” in Building Performance Simulation for Design and Operation(Edition 2), Edited by J.L.M. Hensen and R. Lamberts, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.  ISBN 9781138392199.

Journal Papers:

  1. J. Wang, S. Huang, W. Zuo, D. Vrabie 2021. “Occupant Preference-Aware Load Scheduling for Resilient Communities.” Energy and Buildings, 252, pp. 111399.
  2. S. Huang, J. Wang, Y. Fu, W. Zuo, K. Hinkelman, R. M. Kaiser, D. He, D. Vrabie 2021. “An Open-source Virtual Testbed for a Real Net-Zero Energy Community”. Sustainable Cities and Society, 75, pp. 103255.
  3. C. Fan, K. Hinkelman, Y. Fu, W. Zuo, S. Huang, C. Shi, N. Mamaghani, C. Faulkner, X. Zhou 2021. "Open-source Modelica Models for the Control Performance Simulation of Chiller Plants with Water-side Economizer." Applied Energy. 299, pp. 117337.
  4. S. Huang, W. Zuo, D. Vrabie, R. Xu 2021. “Modelica-based System Modeling for Control-related Faults in Chiller Plants and Boiler Plants Serving Large Office Buildings.” Journal of Building Engineering, 44, pp 102654.
  5. S, Huang, Y, Ye, Di. Wu, W. Zuo 2021. “An Assessment of Power Flexibility from Commercial Building Cooling Systems in the United States.” Energy. 221, pp 119571.
  6. J. Wang, K. Garifi, K. Baker, W. Zuo, Y. Zhang, S. Huang, D. Vrabie 2020. "Optimal Renewable Resource Allocation and Load Scheduling of Resilient Communities." Energies, 13, pp 5683.
  7. S. Huang, W. Wang, M. Brambley, S. Goyal, W. Zuo 2018. “An Agent-based Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation Framework for Building Controls.” Energy and Buildings, 181, pp. 26-37.
  8. S. Huang, A. Malara, W. Zuo, M. Sohn 2018. "A Bayesian Network Model for the Optimization of a Chiller Plant’s Condenser Water Set Point."Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 11(1), pp. 36-47.
  9. S. Huang, W. Zuo, M. Sohn 2018. "A Bayesian Network Model for Predicting Cooling Load of Commercial Buildings." Building Simulation, 11(1), pp. 87-101.
  10. S. Huang, W. Zuo, M. Sohn 2017. "Improved Cooling Tower Control of Legacy Chiller Plants by Optimizing the Condenser Water Set Point." Building and Environment, 111, pp. 33-46.
  11. S. Huang, W. Zuo, M. Sohn 2016. "Amelioration of the Cooling Load Based Chiller Sequencing Control." Applied Energy, 168, pp. 204-215.

Peer Reviewed Conference Papers:

  1. J. Wang, W. Zuo, S. Huang, D. Vrabie 2020. “Data-driven Prediction of Occupant Presence and Lighting Power: A Case Study for Small Commercial Buildings.” American Modelica Conference 2020, Virtual Conference, September 22-24.
  2. K. Hinkelman, S. Huang, J. Wang, J. Lian, W. Zuo 2019. “Enhancing the Implementation of a First-order Equivalent Thermal Parameter Model to Enable Accurate and Robust Building Thermal Response Prediction.” Proceeding of the 16th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association (Building Simulation 2019), September 2-4, Rome, Italy.
  3. Y. Fu, S. Huang, Y. Liu, T. McDermott, D. Vrabie, W. Zuo 2019. “A Multidisciplinary Model to Couple Power System Dynamics and Building Dynamics to Enable Building-to-Grid Integration.” Proceeding of the 16th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association (Building Simulation 2019), September 2-4, Rome, Italy.
  4. Y. Fu, S. Huang, D. Vrabie, W. Zuo 2019. “Coupling Power System Dynamics and Building Dynamics to Enabling Building-to-Grid Integration.” Proceedings of the 13th International Modelica Conference, pp. 561-566, March 4-6, Regensburg, Germany.
  5. D. He, S. Huang, W. Zuo, R. Kaiser 2016. “Demo Abstract: a Virtual Testbed for Net Zero Energy Communities.” Proceedings of the 3rd ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Built Environments (BuildSys 2016), pp. 211-212, November 16-17, Palo Alto, CA.
  6. D. He, S. Huang, W. Zuo, R. Kaiser 2016. “Towards to the Development of Virtual Testbed for Net Zero Energy Communities.” Proceedings of the ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA SimBuild 2016: Building Performance Modeling Conference, pp. 125-132, August 8-12, Salt Lake City, UT.
  7. S. Huang, W. Zuo, M. D. Sohn 2016. “A Bayesian Network Model for Predicting the Cooling Load of Educational Facilities.” Proceedings of the ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA SimBuild 2016: Building Performance Modeling Conference, pp. 1-8, August 8-12, Salt Lake City, UT.
  8. S. Huang, M.V. Cavey, R. Sterling, W. Zuo, L. Helsen, A. Giretti, M. Bonvini, Z. O’Neill, M. Wetter, A. Costa, G. Boehme, R. Klein, B. Dong, M. M. Keane 2016. “IEA Annex 60 Activity 2.3: Model Use During Operation, Approach and Case Studies.” Proceedings of the 12th REHVA World Congress (CLIMA2016), May 22-25, Aalborg, Denmark.
  9. S. Huang, W. Zuo, M. D. Sohn 2015. “A New Method for the Optimal Chiller Sequencing Control.” Proceedings of the 14th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association (Building Simulation 2015), pp. 316-323, December 7-9, Hyderabad, India.
  10. A. C. L. Malara, S. Huang, W. Zuo, M. D. Sohn, N. Celik 2015. “Optimal Control of Chiller Plants Using Bayesian Network.” Proceedings of the 14th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association (Building Simulation 2015), pp. 449-455, December 7-9, Hyderabad, India.
  11. R. J. Miranda, S. Huang, G. A. Barrios, D. Li, W. Zuo 2015. “Energy Efficient Design for Hotels in the Tropical Climate Using Modelica.” Proceedings of the 11th International Modelica Conference, pp. 71-78, September 21-23, Versailles, France.
  12. T. Li, G. Shao, W. Zuo, S. Huang 2015. “Genetic Algorithm for Building Optimization - State-Of-The-Art Survey.” Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (ISHVAC) and the 3rd International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE), pp. 205-210, July 12-15, Tianjin, China.
  13. S. Huang, W. Zuo 2014. “Optimization of the Water-Cooled Chiller Plant System Operation.” Proceedings of the 2014 ASHRAE/IBPSA-USA Building Simulation Conference, pp. 300-307, September 10-12, Atlanta, GA.