Theses
Rasmussen, B.P., “Dynamic Modeling and Advanced Control of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems,” Ph.D. Thesis, Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, Dec. 2005.
Rasmussen, B.P., “Control-Oriented Modeling of Transcritical Vapor Compression Systems,” M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, Oct. 2002.
Recent Journal Publications
Rogers, A. Guo, F., and Rasmussen, B.P., “An Equilibrium Prediction Method for Control and Fault Detection of Energy Systems”, ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Paper No. RISK-20-1030, accepted 12 Aug. 2020, (published online Feb. 2021). DOI: 10.1115/1.4050039
Terrill, T., Kim, T., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Feasibility of Nonintrusive Measurement of Compressed Air Flow with Thermal Responses,” Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, (published online Dec. 2020) vol. 77, Mar. 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasint.2020.101869
Bay, C., Chintala, R., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Steady-State Predictive Optimal Control of Building Energy Systems Using a Mixed Economic and Occupant Comfort Focused Objective Function,” Energies, vol. 13, no. 11 (26 pages), June 2020. DOI: 10.3390/en13112922
Rogers, A., Guo, F., and Rasmussen, B.P., “A Change Point Detection Algorithm with Application to Smart Thermostat Data,” ASHRAE Transactions, OR-20-001, vol.126, pt. 1 (13 pages), Jan. 2020.
Rogers, A., Guo, F., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Uncertainty Analysis and Field Implementation of a Fault Detection Method for Residential HVAC Systems”, Science and Technology for the Built Environment, (published online Oct. 2019), vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 320-333, 2020. DOI: 10.1080/23744731.2019.1676093
Rogers, A., Guo, F., and Rasmussen, B.P., “A Review of Fault Detection and Diagnosis Methods for Residential Air Conditioning Systems”, Building and Environment, vol. 161, 106236, Aug. 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106236
Rogers, A., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Opportunities for Consumer-Driven Load Shifting in Commercial and Industrial Buildings”, Sustainable Energy, Grids, and Networks, vol. 16, pp. 243-258, Dec. 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.segan.2018.08.004
Rogers, A., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Optimization of the Cool-Down Process for a System of Sintering Furnaces”, ASTM Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 64-86, July 2018. DOI: 10.1520/SSMS20170015
Bay, C., Terrill, T., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Autonomous Robotic Building Energy Audits: Demonstrated Technology and Open Challenges,” ASHRAE Transactions, LB-17-001, vol. 123, pt. 3, pp. 3-20 (18 pages), 2017.
Price, C., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Optimal Tuning of Cascaded Control Architectures for Nonlinear HVAC Systems,” Science and Technology for the Built Environment, vol. 23, no. 8, pp. 1190-1202, Oct. 2017. DOI: 10.1080/23744731.2016.1262663
Bay, C., Terrill, T., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Autonomous Lighting Assessments in Buildings: Part 1 – Robotic Navigation and Mapping,” Advances in Building Energy Research, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 260-281, Oct. 2017. DOI: 10.1080/17512549.2016.1237377
Terrill, T., Bay, C., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Autonomous Lighting Assessments in Buildings: Part 2 – Light Identification and Energy Analysis,” Advances in Building Energy Research, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 227-244, Oct. 2017. DOI: 10.1080/17512549.2016.1236747
Jalal, R.E., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Limited-Communication Distributed Model Predictive Control for Coupled and Constrained Linear Systems,” IEEE Transactions Control Systems Technology, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 1807-1815, Sept. 2017. DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2016.2615088
Janecke, A., Terrill T., and Rasmussen, B.P., “A Comparison of Static and Dynamic Fault Detection Techniques for Transcritical Refrigeration,” International Journal of Refrigeration, vol. 80, pp. 212-224, Aug. 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2017.04.020
Rodriguez, E., and Rasmussen, B.P., “A Comparison of Modeling Paradigms for Dynamic Evaporator Simulations with Variable Fluid Phases,” Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 112, pp. 1326-1342, Feb. 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.10.131
Wang, C., Rasmussen, B.P., and Wynn, K. “Experimental Comparison of Energy Optimal Coordinated Control Strategies for Heat Pump Systems”, ASHRAE Transactions, LV-17-015, vol. 123, pt. 1, pp. 162-173 (12 pages), 2017.
Terrill, T., and Rasmussen, B.P., “An Evaluation of HVAC Energy Usage and Occupant Comfort in Religious Facilities,” Energy and Buildings, vol. 128, pp. 224-235, Sept. 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.06.078
Gao, K., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Quantifying Efficiency Gains of Refrigeration Systems Using Advanced Expansion Valve Technology,” ASHRAE Transactions, ST-16-009, vol. 122, pt. 2, (13 pages) 2016.
Bay, C. Rani, A., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Control and Optimization of Vapor Compression Systems Using Recursive Estimation,” ASHRAE Transactions, ST-16-010, vol. 122, pt. 2, (13 pages) 2016.
Terrill, T., Morelli, F., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Long-Term Experimental Analysis of Occupancy and Lighting in Religious Facilities,” Building and Environment, vol. 98, pp. 1-10, Mar. 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.12.007
Rodriguez, E., and Rasmussen, B.P., “A Nonlinear Reduced Order Modeling Method for Dynamic Two-Phase Flow Heat Exchanger Simulations,” Science and Technology for the Built Environment, vol. 22, no. 2, 2016. DOI: 10.1080/23744731.2015.1085280
Recent Conference Proceedings
Guo, F., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Fault Detection and Diagnosis for Residential HVAC Systems Using Transient Cloud-based Thermostat Data,” Proceedings of the 2020 High Performance Buildings Conference, abstract accepted 17 Feb. 2020, paper submitted 10 Apr. 2020, West Lafayette, IN, 2020.
Park, D., and Rasmussen, B.P., “A Method of Mapping Heat Exchanger as Simple Polynomials,” Proceedings of the 2020 High Performance Buildings Conference, abstract accepted 16 Nov. 2020, West Lafayette, IN, 2020.
Rogers, A., Martinez, J., 1Guo, F., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Labeling Modes of Operation and Extracting Features for Fault Detection with Cloud-Based Thermostat Data,” ASHRAE Transactions, VC-20-C006, vol. 126, pt. 2, pp. 71-79, July 2020.
Rogers, A., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Applying Static Fault Detection and Diagnosis Methods to Transient Air Conditioning Data Using an Equilibrium Prediction,” Proceedings of the 2019 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 11-14, 2019. DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2019-11579
Price, C., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Soft Implementation of Cascaded Control Architectures Using the Youla Parameterization,” Proceedings of the 2018 American Control Conference, Milwaukee, WI, June 27-29, 2018. DOI: 10.23919/ACC.2017.7963392
Rogers, A., and Rasmussen, B.P., “A Generalized Approach for Commercial and Industrial Load Shifting Control,” Proceedings of the 2017 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Tysons Corner, VA, Oct. 11-13, 2017. DOI: 10.1115/DSCC2017-5191
Velson, N., Truong, W., Rokkam, S., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Modelbased Dynamic Control of Active Thermal Management System,” Proceedings of the 2017 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Tampa, FL, Nov. 3-9, 2017. DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2017-71918
Rogers, A., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Determining the Optimal Cool-Down for an Industrial Sintering Process,” Proceedings of the 2017 American Control Conference, Seattle, WA, May 24-26, 2017, accepted 21 Jan. 2017. DOI: 10.23919/ACC.2017.7963392
Terrill, T., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Non-intrusive Gas Flow Measurement Using Thermal Signatures with Online Dynamic Parameter Estimation,” Proceedings of the 2017 American Control Conference, Seattle, WA, May 24-26, 2017. DOI: 10.23919/ACC.2017.7963013
Price, C., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Decoupling of MIMO Systems Using Cascaded Control Architectures with Application for HVAC Systems,” Proceedings of the 2017 American Control Conference, Seattle, WA, May 24-26, 2017. DOI: 10.23919/ACC.2017.7963392
Mijares, J., B. Rasmussen, A. Parlos, “Detection of lubrication starvation in ball bearings and preload effects,” Proceedings of The Society of Machinery and Failure Prevention Technology, MFPT, Virginia Beach, VA, 16-18 May 2017, pp. 1–10. Available at: https://mfpt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Paper-_-Mijares.pdf
Terrill, T., and Rasmussen, B.P., “A Case Study on How Energy Use and Efficiency in Religious Facilities Compares to Other Types of Commercial Buildings,” Proceedings of the 2017 ASHRAE Winter Conference, Las Vegas, NV, Jan. 28-Feb. 1, 2017. Also listed as ASHRAE Transactions, LV-17-C020, vol. 123, pt. 1, (8 pages), 2017.
Terrill, T., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Intelligent Compressor Control for Reduced Energy Usage,” Proceedings of the 2016 ACEEE Intelligent Efficiency Conference, Austin, TX, Dec. 4-6, 2016.
Jalal, R., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Limited-Communication Distributed Model Predictive Control for Output Feedback Coupled Subsystems,” Proceedings of the 2016 American Control Conference, Boston, MA, July 6-8, 2016. DOI: 10.1109/ACC.2016.7525469
Bay, C., and Rasmussen, B.P., “Exploring Controls Education: A Re-configurable Controls Education Kit,” Proceedings of the 2016 American Control Conference, Boston, MA, July 6-8, 2016. DOI: 10.1109/ACC.2016.7526718
Invited Presentations
General Dynamics Land Systems, “Dynamic Modeling, Simulation, and Control of Vapor Compression Systems,” Urbana, Illinois, 20 Oct. 2004.
Visteon Corporation, Climate Control Advanced Technology, “Thermosys Library for MATLAB/Simulink,” Detroit, Michigan, 5 Mar. 2002.
United Technologies Research Center, “Thermosys Library for Simulation of Air-Conditioning Systems in MATLAB/Simulink,” East Hartford, Connecticut, 19 Mar. 2002.
Industrial Advisory Board – Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center, “Dynamic Modeling and Control of Vapor Compression Systems,” Urbana, Illinois, 7 Nov. 2001, 6 Nov. 2002, 5 Nov. 2003, and 3 Nov. 2004.
Software Development
Rasmussen, Bryan, “Thermosys Toolbox v. 2.1 User’s Manual,” http://mr-roboto.me.uiuc.edu/thermosys, 2003.