Extend EnergyPlus to Support Evaluation, Design, and Operation of Low Energy Buildings

Cho, Heejin ; Wang, Weimin ; Makhmalbaf, Atefe ; Yun, Kyung Tae ; Glazer, Jason ; Scheier, Larry ; Srivastava, Viraj ; Gowri, Krishnan

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.)

关键词: Transformers;    Heating;    Storage;    Testing;    Low-Energy Buildings;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1033458
RP-ID  :  PNNL-21021
RP-ID  :  AC05-76RL01830
RP-ID  :  1033458

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

During FY10-11, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in collaboration with the EnergyPlus development team implemented the following high priority enhancements to support the simulation of high performance buildings: (1) Improve Autosizing of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Components; (2) Life-Cycle Costing to Evaluate Energy Efficiency Upgrades; (3) Develop New Model to Capture Transformer Losses; (4) Enhance the Model for Electric Battery Storage; and (5) Develop New Model for Chiller-Tower Optimization. This report summarizes the technical background, new feature development and implementation details, and testing and validation process for these enhancements. The autosizing, life-cycle costing and transformer model enhancements/developments were included in EnergyPlus release Version 6.0, and the electric battery model development will be included in Version 7.0. The model development of chiller-tower optimization will be included in a later version (after Version 7.0).