Abstract
This paper presented a co-simulation method using EnergyPlus and CHAMPS-Multizone for combined energy efficiency and IAQ analysis. In each time step, the CHAMPS-Multizone simulates the pollutant balance, and the ventilation rate required to control the contaminant concentrations under pre-established threshold values. EnergyPlus uses the ventilation rate to simulate the heat, air, and moisture balance, and the energy and daylighting performance. The Building Controls Virtual Test Bed (BCVTB) is used for the run-time data exchange. A 3-zone building was used to test and verify the method. The co-simulation model was developed, implement in a Virtual Design Studio (VDS) software framework with graphical user interface for integrated building system design, and found to be especially useful in analyzing the interaction between IAQ and energy efficiency measures.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | 69-76 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| State | Published - 2014 |
| Event | 13th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Indoor Air 2014 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: Jul 7 2014 → Jul 12 2014 |
Other
| Other | 13th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Indoor Air 2014 |
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| Country/Territory | Hong Kong |
| City | Hong Kong |
| Period | 7/7/14 → 7/12/14 |
Keywords
- CHAMPS-Multizone
- Co-Simulation
- Energy simulation
- EnergyPlus
- Indoor air quality simulation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pollution
- Building and Construction
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
- Computer Science Applications