Model-based real-time whole building energy performance monitoring and diagnostics

作者：Zheng O’Neill, Xiufeng Pang, Madhusudana Shashanka, Philip Haves, Trevor Bailey · 发表于：Journal of Building Performance Simulation · 年份：2013 · DOI：10.1080/19401493.2013.777118 · 被引用次数：83 · 研究领域：Building Energy and Comfort Optimization、Energy Efficiency and Management、Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design

Building energy systems often consume approximately 16% more energy [Mills, E. 2011. “Building Commissioning: A Golden Opportunity for Reducing Energy Costs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the United States.” Energy Efficiency 4 (2): 145–173] than is necessary due to system deviation from the design intent. Identifying the root causes of energy waste in buildings can be challenging largely because energy flows are generally invisible. To help address this challenge, we present a model-based, real-time whole building energy diagnostics and performance monitoring system. The proposed system continuously acquires performance measurements of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, lighting and plug equipment usage and compare these measurements in real-time to a reference EnergyPlus model that either represents the design intent for the building or has been calibrated to represent acceptable performance. A proof-of-concept demonstration in a real building is also presented.