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FastHVAC - A library for fast composition and simulation of building energy systems

Sebastian Stinner
RWTH Aachen University, E.ON Energy Research Center, Institute for Energy Efficient Buildings and Indoor Climate, Aachen, Germany

Markus Schumacher
RWTH Aachen University, E.ON Energy Research Center, Institute for Energy Efficient Buildings and Indoor Climate, Aachen, Germany

Konstantin Finkbeiner
RWTH Aachen University, E.ON Energy Research Center, Institute for Energy Efficient Buildings and Indoor Climate, Aachen, Germany

Rita Streblow
RWTH Aachen University, E.ON Energy Research Center, Institute for Energy Efficient Buildings and Indoor Climate, Aachen, Germany

Dirk Müller
RWTH Aachen University, E.ON Energy Research Center, Institute for Energy Efficient Buildings and Indoor Climate, Aachen, Germany

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Published in: Proceedings of the 11th International Modelica Conference, Versailles, France, September 21-23, 2015

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 118:100, p. 921-927

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Published: 2015-09-18

ISBN: 978-91-7685-955-1

ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

Abstract

This paper describes the implementation of a Modelica library that is designed to enable fast composition and simulation of building heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The library is based on an approach which is focusing on the thermal behavior of the components. Compared to existing libraries, it has no information about the pressure of the system. This approach limits the applicability of the library, but decreases the computational effort as well as the time to set up a model. Nonetheless, the simulation results are comparable to simple HVAC system models based on Modelica.Fluid .

Keywords

HVAC; building performance simulation; building energy systems; city district simulation

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