Evaluation and emulation of building energy management systems, Synthesis report.

This report presents a synthesis of the researches and examples of results of the IEA (International Energy Agency) research project Evaluation and Emulation Building Energy Management Systems (Annex 17). The simulation and emulation methods are studied within the framework of the project. The simulation approach is used to study the energy saving potentials of BEMS strategies. The emulation provides an attractive evaluation approach of real BEMS performance by connecting the BEMS to be tested to the simulated building HVAC system via a hardware interface.