- Author
- May, W. B. | Park, C.
- Title
- Building Emulation Computer Program for Testing of Energy Management and Control System Algorithms.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory, Port Hueneme, CA Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 85-3291, December 1985,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- buildings; computerized simulation; computer programs; heating; ventilation; air conditioning; algorithms; control equipment
- Identifiers
- energy management
- Abstract
- A building emulator can be used to test energy management and control systems (EMCS). The emulator uses a computer program to simulate the responses of a building including the equipment, building space, and building envelope to EMCS commands. Building model software for the emulator has been developed at the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) in an effort to assist the United States Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory (NCEL), which is developing a sophisticated building emulator. The concept of the building emulator and the building emulator computer program are described in this report. The program includes the weather, the air handling unit, the zone, and the comfort model. In addition, the energy compilation routine is also included. The models presented here are simplified models. With these abridged models, a single zone building with exterior walls and a single deck air handling unit are simulated. A complete FORTRAN source code of the building emulator computer program is appended.