Verification and Validation of EnergyPlus Conduction Finite Difference and Phase Change Material Models for Opaque Wall Assemblies

Tabares-Velasco, Paulo Cesar¹  Christensen, Craig¹  Bianchi, Marcus¹  Booten, Chuck¹ 

[1] National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

关键词: NREL;    phase change materials (PCMs);    energy consumption;    residential buildings;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1219743
RP-ID  :  NREL/TP--5500-55792
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1219743
Others  :  Other: 5902

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Phase change materials (PCMs) represent a potential technology to reduce peak loads and HVAC energy consumption in buildings. There are few building energy simulation programs that have the capability to simulate PCM but their accuracy has not been completely tested. This report summarizes NREL efforts to develop diagnostic tests cases to obtain accurate energy simulations when PCMs are modeled in residential buildings.