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Control-oriented modelling of thermal zones in a house: a multi-level approach.

Number: pap. 3653

Author(s) : DATE J., CANDANEDO J. A., ATHIENITIS A. K.

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This paper investigates the use of a multi-level simplified linear thermal modelling approach based on the electrical analogy for the development of control strategies in conventional detached residential homes equipped with convective electric heating systems. These models are developed from parameter identification of results obtained through comparison with whole building measured data. Although detailed building simulation models can be used directly for testing control strategies, this approach can be quite computationally intense and time consuming thus simplified models become advantageous. The aim of this work is to present a methodology to allow a user to switch back and forth between thermal models representing different control levels according to the modelling objectives. Different control levels include, but are not limited to, community simulation studies, whole building studies, or zone-level studies. Zone-level models take into account inter-zonal heat transfer. From these simple models, useful information can be extracted without performing any simulation, and this is also explored in this paper.

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  • Original title: Control-oriented modelling of thermal zones in a house: a multi-level approach.
  • Record ID : 30019264
  • Languages: English
  • Source: 2016 Purdue Conferences. 4th International High Performance Buildings Conference at Purdue.
  • Publication date: 2016/07/11

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