Dynamic central plant control based on load prediction

A method for an energy plant including a fluid loop formed by a plurality of devices, the method including:

• obtaining a maximum allowable temperature and a minimum allowable temperature of gas or liquid in the fluid loop;
• generating a model indicating a relationship between (i) a temperature of the gas or the liquid in the fluid loop, and (ii) a difference between a first thermal energy load removed from the fluid loop by a load device of the plurality of devices and a second thermal energy load supplied to the fluid loop by a supply device of the plurality of devices;
• generating a cost function with a constraint according to the model;
• determining control decision values based on the cost function;
• and
• operating the energy plant according to the control decision values to control the temperature of the gas or liquid in the fluid loop by adjusting the second thermal energy load supplied to the fluid loop by the supply device.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for an energy plant including a fluid loop formed by a plurality of devices, the instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to:

• obtain a maximum allowable temperature and a minimum allowable temperature of gas or liquid in the fluid loop;
• generate a model indicating a relationship between (i) a temperature of the gas or the liquid in the fluid loop, and (ii) a difference between a first thermal energy load removed from the fluid loop by a load device of the plurality of devices and a second thermal energy load supplied to the fluid loop by a supply device of the plurality of devices;
• generate a cost function with a constraint according to the model;
• determine control decision values based on the cost function;
• and
• operate the energy plant according to the control decision values to control the temperature of the gas or liquid in the fluid loop by adjusting the second thermal energy load supplied to the fluid loop by the supply device.