Model calibration remains a significant topic for both researchers and practitioners in the HVAC field although calibrated building and air-handling unit (AHU) models have been used for “measuring” building energy retrofit/commissioning savings, identifying operational problems, and optimizing system operation and control schedules for decades. This paper discusses the modeling and simplification of building and AHU systems used in the simplified model calibration process. The paper presents a two-level calibration procedure integrated with energy signatures for simplified building and AHU heating and cooling energy consumption models. The procedures are demonstrated using a detailed example. This procedure can be implemented into computer simulation programs to allow automatic calibration and fault detection in many HVAC engineering processes.
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Simplified Building and Air-handling Unit Model Calibration and Applications
M. Liu,
e-mail: Mliu2@unl.edu
M. Liu
Energy Systems Laboratory, University of Nebraska, 1110 S. 67th St., Omaha, NE
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L. Song,
L. Song
Energy Systems Laboratory, University of Nebraska, 1110 S. 67th St., Omaha, NE
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G. Wei,
G. Wei
Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M University
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D. E. Claridge
D. E. Claridge
Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M University
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M. Liu
Energy Systems Laboratory, University of Nebraska, 1110 S. 67th St., Omaha, NE
e-mail: Mliu2@unl.edu
L. Song
Energy Systems Laboratory, University of Nebraska, 1110 S. 67th St., Omaha, NE
G. Wei
Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M University
D. E. Claridge
Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M University
Contributed by the Solar Energy Division of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for publication in the ASME JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING. Manuscript received by the ASME Solar Energy Division, May 2003, final revision July 2003. Associate Editor: J. Davidson.
J. Sol. Energy Eng. Feb 2004, 126(1): 601-609 (9 pages)
Published Online: February 12, 2004
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Received:
May 1, 2003
Revised:
July 1, 2003
Online:
February 12, 2004
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Liu, M., Song, L., Wei , G., and Claridge, D. E. (February 12, 2004). "Simplified Building and Air-handling Unit Model Calibration and Applications ." ASME. J. Sol. Energy Eng. February 2004; 126(1): 601–609. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1639380
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