Reproducibility of Tests on Energy Management and Control Systems Using Building Emulators.
Reproducibility of Tests on Energy Management and
Control Systems Using Building Emulators.
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Peitsman, H. C.; Wang, S.; Karki, S. H.; Park, C.;
Haves, P.
94-23-1;
ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 100, No. 1, 1455-1464,
January 1994.
Keywords:
emulator; reproducibility; tests; energy management;
control systems; heating; ventilation; air conditioning;
building systems
Abstract:
An emulator consists of a real-time simulation of a
building and its HVAC system and a hardware interface
that allows the simulation to be connected to a real
control system. Recent studies have shown that
emulation can provide a flexible and low-cost method of
testing real energy management and control systems
(EMCS). As part of a research project, an experiment
involving four different emulators with two different
EMCS was performed to study the reproducibility of the
emulation method. This paper presents the results of
this experiment in the form of a comparison of the
predictions of energy consumption, thermal comfort, and
control activity obtained from tests of the EMCS using
emulators based on different design and different
simulation programs.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899