- Author
- Kao, J. Y. | Sushinsky, G. | Didion, D. A. | Mastascusa, E. J. | Chi, J.
- Title
- Low-Voltage Room Thermostat Performance. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC. Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, PA HCP Systems, Rockville, MD
- Sponsor
- Department of Energy, Washington, DC Naval Construction Battalion Center, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBS BSS 150, April 1983,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- buildings; temperature control; thermostats; low voltage; computerized simulation; computer programs; performance evaluation
- Abstract
- To predict performance of low voltage electric thermostats in a dynamic building system, a computer model representing two types of thermal feedback was developed. Unlike the information obtained from existing test standards, this model allows thermostat performance to be determined under any load conditions. As input to the model, the basic parameters of thermostat performance were first identified and then determined experimentally in a controlled laboratory facility. The experimental results from the tests were used as input parameters for the simulation model. Based upon the results from the simulation model and test results on four commercially-available thermostats, a switch-feedback model computer simulation is recommended for studying low-voltage room thermostat performance.