A belief-desire-intention agent for modeling building managers’ air-conditioning setpoint adjustment behavior under demand response

Authors Mengqiu Deng, Xiao Peng, Yang Zhao
Published in Energy and Buildings
Publication date 2025
Research groups Organisaties in Digitale Transitie
Type Article

Summary

Agent-based modeling (ABM) is a widely used method for evaluating demand response (DR) strategies. To comprehensively assess the impact of DR strategies on a district cooling system, the integration of building managers’ DR behavior is essential. However, most ABM studies focus on technical optimization while overlooking the behavioral factors that may exist in building managers’ decision-making processes. To address this gap, this paper introduces an agent-based model using the belief-desire-intention (BDI) framework to simulate building managers’ air-conditioning setpoint adjustment behavior under DR, integrating the reasoning capabilities and irrational behavior factors.

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  • Xiao_Peng
    Xiao Peng
    • College senior lecturer
    • Research group: Organisaties in Digitale Transitie
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Published in Energy and Buildings
Year and volume 346 1 November 2025, 116248
Key words agent-based modeling, belief-desire intention agent, demand response, air conditioning setpoint adjustment behavior, district cooling
Digital Object Identifier 10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.116248
Page range 1-20

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