Michaël Kummert
Ir. (ULB, Bruxelles); M.Sc. and Ph.D. (FUL-ULg, Liège)
Full Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Areas of expertise
Construction engineering and management Mechanical engineering Modelling, simulation and finite element methods Other sources of energy (solar, wind, etc.) Control systems
Construction engineering and management Mechanical engineering Modelling, simulation and finite element methods Other sources of energy (solar, wind, etc.) Control systems
Primary sphere of excellence in research
Energy, Water and, Resources
Energy, Water and, Resources
Secondary sphere(s) of excellence in research
Environment, Economy, and Society Sustainable Transport and Infrastructures
Environment, Economy, and Society Sustainable Transport and Infrastructures
Research interests and affiliations
Research interests
- Modeling, control and optimization of building energy systems ;
- Urban building energy modeling ;
- District energy sharing for sustainable communities, waste heat recovery ;
- Model Predictive Control (MPC) for building and community energy systems ;
- Renewable energy systems (solar thermal, photovoltaic, ground-source heat pumps) ;
- Hybrid energy systems in the built environment.
Affiliation(s)
Expertise type(s) (NSERC subjects)
- 1001 Construction engineering and management
- 2100 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- 2107 Modelling, simulation and finite element methods
- 2303 Other sources of energy (solar, wind, etc.)
- 2509 Control systems
Publications
Recent publications
Journal article
Conference paper
Conference paper
Journal article
Herbinger, F., Vandenhof, C., & Kummert, M. (2023). Building energy model calibration using a surrogate neural network. Energy and Buildings, 289, 15 pages.
Kummert, M. (2023, June). Integrated heat pump systems modelling, design and performance simulation [Paper]. Scottish Energy Systems Group workshop on Heat Pumps, Glasgow, UK.
Tonellato, G., Beaudry, G., Kummert, M., Pasquier, P., & Candanedo, J. A. (2022, December). Control strategy evaluation framework for ground source heat pumps using standing column wells [Paper]. International Ground Source Heat Pump Association annual Conference, Las vegas, NV, USA.
Neale, A., Kummert, M., & Bernier, M. (2022). Development of a bottom-up white-box building stock energy model for single-family dwellings. Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 15(6), 735-756.
See all publications (126)
Teaching
- MEC8254 Building Mechanical Systems
- MEC8370 Design project in building mechanical/energy systems
- MEC6214 Solar energy and applications
- ENE6510 Building Energy Modeling
Supervision at Polytechnique
COMPLETED
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Ph.D. Thesis (7)
- Barzegar Bafrouei, B. (2021). Assessing the Energy Flexibility Potential of Residential Photovoltaic Panel with Battery Systems in Cold Climate [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Neale, A. (2021). Development of a Bottom-up White-box Residential Building Stock Energy Model [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Letellier-Duchesne, S. (2019). Planning and Integrated Design of Urban Heat-Sharing Networks [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Zhang, K. (2018). Model Predictive Control of Building Systems for Energy Flexibility [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Delisle, V. (2016). Experimental Performance Characterization and Modeling of Photovoltaic-Thermal Systems for Integration in High Performance Residential Buildings [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- D'Avignon, K. (2015). Modeling and Experimental Validation of the Performance of Phase Change Material Storage Tanks in Buildings [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Delcroix, B. (2015). Modeling of Thermal Mass Energy Storage in Buildings with Phase Change Materials [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Barzegar Bafrouei, B. (2021). Assessing the Energy Flexibility Potential of Residential Photovoltaic Panel with Battery Systems in Cold Climate [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
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Master's Thesis (16)
- Alameddine, T. (2022). Building on Existing District Energy Infrastructure to Decarbonize a Growing Urban Neighborhood [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Bernier, N. (2022). Optimisation d'une stratégie de gestion de la demande de puissance en utilisant différentes sources de stockage thermique dans un agrégat de bâtiments [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Lavigueur, C. (2022). Improving Greenhouse Modelling in Building Performance Simulation Tools [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Vanroy, K. (2022). Developing a Prototype Building Energy Model for a Quebec Primary School and Assessing the Importance of Detailed HVAC System Modeling [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Pike, A. (2021). Evaluating Synergies Between Heating and Electricity Networks to Guide Decarbonization Strategies for Remote, Northern Communities [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Leroy, L. (2020). Modelling Neighborhood-Scale Energy Scenarios [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Strugala, G. (2020). Experimental Testing and Modelling of Variable Capacity Air-to-Air Heat Pumps [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Beurcq, C. (2019). Control Strategies for Standing Column Wells in a Cold Climate [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Saidi, H. (2019). Modélisation de pompes à chaleur à multiple compresseurs [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- St-Onge, G. (2018). Variable Capacity Mini-Split Air Source Heat Pump Model for TRNSYS [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Maltais Larouche, S. (2016). Détection de faute automatique dans les systèmes solaires thermiques basée sur la vérification de règles et la simulation [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Hénault, B. (2015). Éléments de conception d'un système géothermique hybride par optimisation financière [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Quintana, H. (2013). A Practical Approach to Model Predictive Control (MPC)for Solar Communities [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Allard, Y. (2012). Mesure et vérification du rendement et simulations calibrées d'un bâtiment résidentiel net zéro énergie Étude de cas: Abondance Montréal [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Jost, R. (2012). Developing a Run-Time Coupling Between ESP-r and TRNSYS [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Courchesne Tardif, A. (2011). Conception et optimisation de systèmes énergétiques hybrides pour communautés durables [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
News about Michaël Kummert
Press review about Michaël Kummert
February 11, 2023,
Le Soleil,
Moins cher de monter le chauffage quand il fait très froid dehors, vraiment?
Michel Bernier et Michaël Kummert, respectivement professeur associé et professeur titulaire au Département de génie mécanique, ont fourni des éléments de réponse à une affirmation portant sur le coût de la hausse du chauffage s'il fait très froid dehors.
December 8, 2022,
ICI Radio-Canada | Place publique,
La sobriété énergétique est-elle atteignable?
Michaël Kummert, professeur titulaire au Département de génie mécanique, a parlé de la capacité d'atteindre la sobriété énergétique au Québec.
Other mentions:
Montreal Gazette, Le Devoir
August 26, 2021,
Radio-Canada,
Est-il possible de concilier air climatisé et réchauffement climatique? - Moteur de recherche
Mention de Michaël Kummert, professeur titulaire au Département de génie mécanique de Polytechnique Montréal (6:46).
August 18, 2021,
Radio-Canada,
Quelle est la méthode la plus rapide pour refroidir des bières au frigo? - Moteur de recherche
Dans cet extrait, Michaël Kummert, professeur titulaire au Département de génie mécanique de Polytechnique Montréal, discute à propos de la méthode la plus rapide pour refroidir des bières au réfrigérateur (1:08).
