Advances in Calibration of Building Energy Models to Time Series Data: Preprint

David Goldwasser, Stephen Frank, Brian Ball, Piljae Im, Amanda Farthing

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Abstract

Advanced building analytics and control applications such as fault detection and diagnostics and model predictive control benefit from building energy models calibrated to time series data. In this paper, we present best practices for aligning EnergyPlus (TM) model time series output with measured building performance. These include the use of subcalibration procedures to fine-tune envelope, heat transfer, and mechanical system parameters; initialization of zone temperatures to match observed conditions at the beginning of each calibration period; and calculation of calibration metrics across multiple run periods using a new OpenStudio reporting measure.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages11
StatePublished - 2018
Event2018 ASHRAE Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild - Chicago, Illinois
Duration: 26 Sep 201828 Sep 2018

Conference

Conference2018 ASHRAE Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild
CityChicago, Illinois
Period26/09/1828/09/18

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/CP-5500-70865

Keywords

  • advanced analytics
  • building
  • EnergyPlus
  • modeling

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