# Experimental Demonstration of Frequency Regulation by Commercial Buildings - Part II: Results and Performance Evaluation

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1605.05558 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1605.05558/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 18 May 2016.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Lessons learned from field demonstrations of model predictive control and reinforcement learning for residential and commercial HVAC: A review](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2503.05022/) (2025)

## Abstract (arXiv)

This paper is the second part of a two-part series presenting the results from an experimental demonstration of frequency regulation in a commercial building test facility. In Part I, we developed relevant building models and designed a hierarchical controller for reserve scheduling, building climate control and frequency regulation. In Part II, we introduce the communication architecture and experiment settings, and present extensive experimental results under frequency regulation. More specifically, we compute the day-ahead reserve capacity of the test facility under different assumptions and conditions. Furthermore, we demonstrate the ability of model predictive control to satisfy comfort constraints under frequency regulation, and show that fan speed control can track the fast-moving RegD signal of the Pennsylvania, Jersey, and Maryland Power Market (PJM) very accurately. In addition, we report the observed effects of frequency regulation on building control and provide suggestions for realworld implementation projects. Our results show that hierarchical control is appropriate for frequency regulation from commercial buildings.