Integrated Energy Imbalance Management System in Administrative
Buildings of the Oil Industry: From Adaptive Envelope to Smart Control
Researchers: Parviz Mehboodi , Mohammad Shareei
and Mansour Kalifezadeh
Abstract
This
study proposes an integrated energy imbalance management system for
administrative buildings in the oil industry, addressing the persistent
challenges of high electricity consumption, peak cooling demand, and grid
stress in hot and humid climatic conditions. Given the long operating hours and
energy-intensive cooling requirements of these buildings, the research develops
a two-layer framework that combines adaptive architectural strategies with
intelligent operational control. The first layer focuses on an adaptive
building envelope, including controllable glazing, infrared-reducing films, and
movable shading devices, in order to minimize solar heat gain and reduce
cooling loads. The second layer consists of a smart control system based on
artificial intelligence, predictive lighting optimization, and phasechange
material (PCM) cooling storage to improve load management, shift energy use
away from peak hours, and enhance overall operational efficiency. The findings
indicate that the adaptive envelope can reduce the solar heat gain coefficient
by approximately 40-60% and window-related thermal loads by 25- 45%. In
parallel, the smart energy management system can achieve 15-30% electricity
savings, 20-40% lighting energy reduction, and 15-25% peak demand mitigation.
In addition, PCM-based cooling storage contributes to a 20-40% reduction in
peak cooling load and an 8-15% decrease in chiller energy consumption. For a
representative 5,000 m2 office building, the integrated model is estimated to
deliver annual energy savings of about 450,000 kWh and peak demand reduction of
100-150 kW. Overall, the study demonstrates that the integration of adaptive
envelope design and intelligent control technologies offers a practical,
scalable, and data-driven solution for reducing energy imbalance and improving
energy performance in oil industry administrative buildings.
Keywords : Energy imbalance, integrated energy management, administrative
buildings, oil industry, adaptive building envelope,smart control, artificial
intelligence, phase-change material
