LoginEnergy efficiency improvements of renovated district heating and cooling (DHC) plants were evaluated by simulation.
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This paper presents Artificial Neural Network (ANN)-based predictive and adaptive thermal control strategies for residential buildings designed to advance thermal comfort.
Study of complex control strategies plays an increasing role in building design.
To reduce the potential problems of window systems such as undesired heat gain (loss), glare, and thermal discomfort due to asymmetric radiation, double-skin systems have been introduced.
For the purpose of reducing the room air-conditioners’ energy consumption, an energy saving control method is proposed formerly. In this paper its energy saving effect is confirmed through experiments conducted in six office rooms in actual use.
As plant modelling becomes capable of more complexity and detailed resolution, new opportunities arise for the virtual evaluation of discrete plant components such as flow control and energy conversion devices, and controllers.
Detailed simulations of two hotels have been carried out, to determine whether CO2 emissions can be reduced by 50%.
This paper presents a method for the estimation of potential impact of climate change on the heating energy use of existing houses.
Time of use (TOU) electricity metering involves dividing the day, the month and the year in to slots or bands, with generally higher rates at the peak loads and low tariff rates at off-peak load periods. For this study, the statistically represent
By comparing EnergyPlus with other energy simulation tools, this paper explores how to use EnergyPlus to construct models to accurately simulate complex building systems as well as the interrelationships among sub-systems such as HVAC, lighting an
This paper presents simulation results of three hypothetic models, which aims to represent different design decisions concerning administrative buildings at UFRN Campus, Brazil. Simulations were made with the DesignBuilder software.
It is crucial to perform energy simulations during the building process in order to design a building that meets demands regarding low energy use.
This paper presents a novel approach to derive U.S. residential building energy load profiles. This approach uses bootstrap sampling method to extract daily activity pattern of occupants of a household from American Time Use Survey (ATUS) data.
The aim of this paper is to describe the features of a Genetic Algorithm (GA) developed to solve simulation-based optimization problems for the optimal design of building parameters.
Distributed energy system based on cogeneration system has high potential of energy saving due to utilizing waste heat from power generator effectively. However, unless the appropriate combination of machinery and operation are conducted, the expe
Recently, a combination between simulation and optimisation has been important for many of HVAC design problems.
A genetic optimization approach has been used for the design of an external shading device in an office with a window and different glass characteristics. The primary energy consumption for heating cooling and lighting have been minimized.
In the current context of energy crisis and with the debate on climate change, low-energy buildings are required.
The daylight factor is usually one of the first daylight performance measures that simulation newcomers calculate.