Enhancing the implementation of a first-order equivalent thermal parameter model to enable accurate and robust building thermal response prediction

Kathryn Hinkelman, Sen Huang, Jing Wang, Jianming Lian, Wangda Zuo

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Abstract

This paper proposes a novel method to implement a first-order equivalent thermal parameter (ETP) model, a commonly used model to provide building thermal response prediction for advanced building controls. This method reformulates the existing implementation method to allow the E T P model to capture varying heat disturbance and non-linearity in the zone temperature evolution. It also guarantees that the prediction from the E T P model is always reasonable by considering more physical constraints. To evaluate performance, we implemented an E T P model w i t h the proposed method for a medium-office building and predicted the zone temperatures for one day. Prediction results are compared against those from an E T P model implemented through a common approach and a lookup-table model. Results suggest that the E T P model implemented by the proposed method can yield more accurate results compared to the other two models; additionally, the E T P model implemented by the proposed method demonstrates similar capabilities in capturing non-linear behaviors as the lookup-table model.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication16th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Building Simulation 2019
EditorsVincenzo Corrado, Enrico Fabrizio, Andrea Gasparella, Francesco Patuzzi
PublisherInternational Building Performance Simulation Association
Pages1859-1865
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781713809418
StatePublished - 2019
Event16th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Building Simulation 2019 - Rome, Italy
Duration: Sep 2 2019Sep 4 2019

Publication series

NameBuilding Simulation Conference Proceedings
Volume3
ISSN (Print)2522-2708

Conference

Conference16th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Building Simulation 2019
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period9/2/199/4/19

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Building and Construction
  • Architecture
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Science Applications

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