Building Energy Modeling with OpenStudio

Building Energy Modeling with OpenStudio
Author: Larry Brackney
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2018-05-15
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 3319778099

This textbook teaches the fundamentals of building energy modeling and analysis using open source example applications built with the US DOE’s OpenStudio modeling platform and EnergyPlus simulation engine. Designed by researchers at US National Laboratories to support a new generation of high performance buildings, EnergyPlus and OpenStudio are revolutionizing how building energy modeling is taught in universities and applied by professional architects and engineers around the world. The authors, all researchers at National Renewable Energy Laboratory and members of the OpenStudio software development team, present modeling concepts using open source software that may be generally applied using a variety of software tools commonly used by design professionals. The book also discusses modeling process automation in the context of OpenStudio Measures—small self-contained scripts that can transform energy models and their data—to save time and effort. They illustrate key concepts through a sophisticated example problem that evolves in complexity throughout the book. The text also examines advanced topics including daylighting, parametric analysis, uncertainty analysis, design optimization, and model calibration. Building Energy Modeling with OpenStudio teaches students to become sophisticated modelers rather than simply proficient software users. It supports undergraduate and graduate building energy courses in Architecture, and in Mechanical, Civil, Architectural, and Sustainability Engineering.

Modeling and Control in Air-conditioning Systems

Modeling and Control in Air-conditioning Systems
Author: Ye Yao
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2016-10-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3662533138

This book investigates the latest modeling and control technologies in the context of air-conditioning systems. Firstly, it introduces the state-space method for developing dynamic models of all components in a central air-conditioning system. The models are primarily nonlinear and based on the fundamental principle of energy and mass conservation, and are transformed into state-space form through linearization. The book goes on to describe and discuss the state-space models with the help of graph theory and the structure-matrix theory. Subsequently, virtual sensor calibration and virtual sensing methods (which are very useful for real system control) are illustrated together with a case study. Model-based predictive control and state-space feedback control are applied to air-conditioning systems to yield better local control, while the air-side synergic control scheme and a global optimization strategy based on the decomposition-coordination method are developed so as to achieve energy conservation in the central air-conditioning system. Lastly, control strategies for VAV systems including total air volume control and trim & response static pressure control are investigated in practice.

Advanced Rooftop Control (ARC) Retrofit

Advanced Rooftop Control (ARC) Retrofit
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Release: 2013
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The multi-year research study was initiated to find solutions to improve packaged equipment operating efficiency in the field. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Building Technologies Office (BTO) and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) conducted this research, development and demonstration (RD & D) study. Packaged equipment with constant speed supply fans is designed to provide ventilation at the design rate at all times when the fan is operating as required by building code. Although there are a number of hours during the day when a building may not be fully occupied or the need for ventilation is lower than designed, the ventilation rate cannot be adjusted easily with a constant speed fan. Therefore, modulating the supply fan in conjunction with demand controlled ventilation (DCV) will not only reduce the coil energy but also reduce the fan energy. The objective of this multi-year research, development and demonstration project was to determine the magnitude of energy savings achievable by retrofitting existing packaged rooftop air conditioners with advanced control strategies not ordinarily used for packaged units. First, through detailed simulation analysis, it was shown that significant energy (between 24% and 35%) and cost savings (38%) from fan, cooling and heating energy consumption could be realized when packaged air conditioning units with gas furnaces are retrofitted with advanced control packages (combining multi-speed fan control, integrated economizer controls and DCV). The simulation analysis also showed significant savings for heat pumps (between 20% and 60%). The simulation analysis was followed by an extensive field test of a retrofittable advanced rooftop unit (RTU) controller.

July 2024 - Surplus Record Machinery & Equipment

July 2024 - Surplus Record Machinery & Equipment
Author: Tom Scanlan
Publisher: Surplus Record
Total Pages: 196
Release:
Genre: Technology & Engineering
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SURPLUS RECORD, is the leading independent business directory of new and used capital equipment, machine tools, machinery, and industrial equipment, listing over 150,000 industrial assets since 1924; including metalworking and fabricating machine tools, lathes, cnc equipment, machine centers, woodworking equipment, food equipment, chemical and process equipment, cranes, air compressors, pumps, motors, circuit breakers, generators, transformers, turbines, and more. Over 1,100 businesses list with the SURPLUS RECORD. November 2023 issue. Vol. 101, No. 7

An Introduction to Heating and Cooling Upgrades for Buildings for Energy Efficiency

An Introduction to Heating and Cooling Upgrades for Buildings for Energy Efficiency
Author: J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A.
Publisher: Guyer Partners
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2018-02-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
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Introductory technical guidance for mechanical engineers interested in heating and cooling upgrades for energy efficiency. Here is what is discussed: 1. OVERVIEW 2. CENTRAL COOLING SYSTEMS 3. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS 4. UNITARY SYSTEMS 5. ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES 6. SUMMARY 7. BIBLIOGRAPHY.

April 2024 - Surplus Record Machinery & Equipment

April 2024 - Surplus Record Machinery & Equipment
Author: Thomas Scanlan
Publisher: Surplus Record
Total Pages: 196
Release:
Genre: Technology & Engineering
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SURPLUS RECORD, is the leading independent business directory of new and used capital equipment, machine tools, machinery, and industrial equipment, listing over 150,000 industrial assets since 1924; including metalworking and fabricating machine tools, lathes, cnc equipment, machine centers, woodworking equipment, food equipment, chemical and process equipment, cranes, air compressors, pumps, motors, circuit breakers, generators, transformers, turbines, and more. Over 1,100 businesses list with the SURPLUS RECORD. November 2023 issue. Vol. 101, No. 4

Development of a Hydronic Rooftop Unit-HyPak-MA.

Development of a Hydronic Rooftop Unit-HyPak-MA.
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The majority of U.S. commercial floor space is cooled by rooftop HVAC units (RTUs). RTU popularity derives chiefly from their low initial cost and relative ease of service access without disturbing building occupants. Unfortunately, current RTUs are inherently inefficient due to a combination of characteristics that unnecessarily increase cooling loads and energy use. 36% percent of annual U.S. energy, and two-thirds of electricity, is consumed in and by buildings. Commercial buildings consume approximately 4.2 quads of energy each year at a cost of $230 billion per year, with HVAC equipment consuming 1.2 quads of electricity. More than half of all U.S. commercial floor space is cooled by packaged HVAC units, most of which are rooftop units (RTUs). Inefficient RTUs create an estimated 3.5% of U.S. CO2 emissions, thus contributing significantly to global warming5. Also, RTUs often fail to maintain adequate ventilation air and air filtration, reducing indoor air quality. This is the second HyPak project to be supported by DOE through NETL. The prior project, referred to as HyPak-1 in this report, had two rounds of prototype fabrication and testing as well as computer modeling and market research. The HyPak-1 prototypes demonstrated the high performance capabilities of the HyPak concept, but made it clear that further development was required to reduce heat exchanger cost and improve system reliability before HyPak commercialization can commence. The HyPak-1 prototypes were limited to about 25% ventilation air fraction, limiting performance and marketability. The current project is intended to develop a 'mixed-air' product that is capable of full 0-100% modulation in ventilation air fraction, hence it was referred to as HyPak-MA in the proposal. (For simplicity, the -MA has been dropped when referencing the current project.) The objective of the HyPak Project is to design, develop and test a hydronic RTU that provides a quantum improvement over conventional RTU performance. Our proposal targeted 60% and 50% reduction in electrical energy use by the HyPak RTU for dry and humid climates, respectively, when compared with a conventional unit, and reduction in peak energy consumption of 50% and 33% respectively. In addition to performance targets, our goal is to develop a production-ready design with durability, reliability and maintainability similar to air-cooled packaged equipment, and that can be commercialized immediately following the conclusion of this project.