[Bldg-sim] BIN Method Tool

Joe Huang yjhuang at whiteboxtechnologies.com
Tue Aug 27 20:34:27 PDT 2013


I also recall ASEAM from back in the mid-1980's, when it was thought to be an easier 
program to teach than DOE-2 for
a USAID project to help ASEAN countries develop building energy standards.  Back in those 
days, ASHRAE TC 4.7 was quite
involved in refining the modified  bin calculation method that got known as the TC 4.7 
Simplified Energy Analysis Procedure.
The best implementation of the modified bin method that I know of was TrakLoad, also 
mid-1980's vintage, developed by Robert Sonderegger,  now at Itron, though I doubt that 
Robert is still marketing or supporting the program.

This is all ancient history, as far as energy calculations goes.  I see no advantage to 
the bin method as compared to a hour-by-hour simulation, especially if you have to go 
through a lot of hoops to resurrect the programs as well as get the weather data into the 
bin format (though that's really very easy to do).

Joe

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On 8/27/2013 5:34 PM, Jim Dirkes wrote:
>
> Back in the day, I used a BASIC program called ASEAM that was developed by an ASHRAE 
> research project.  It was capable of modeling only a single zone and limited number of 
> HVAC systems (as I recall). I think I found a version of it online a few years ago and 
> then decided I'd probably not use it, and no longer have it.  You may be able to find 
> it....  ASEAM (A Simplified Energy Analysis Method) uses a modified bin method approach 
> for energy calcs.
>
> *James V Dirkes II, PE, BEMP, LEED AP**
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> *From:*bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org 
> [mailto:bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of *Randy Wilkinson
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 27, 2013 7:08 PM
> *To:* bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Bldg-sim] BIN Method Tool
>
> I have a program called TMY2BIN which converts freely available TMY2 hourly weather 
> files into bin weather files for use in simplified energy calculations.  It does allow 
> you to define occupancy hours.  Cost is $25  Check it out at: http://www.hvacware.net
>
> I do not have any calculations for common ECM's that use this bin weather data.  That's 
> why you get the big bucks.
>
> Randy
>
> - -
> Randall C. Wilkinson, P.E., C.E.M.
> hvacware.net
> Spokane, WA
>
> On 13-08-27 02:56 PM, Mike Karpman wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>
>     Does anyone know of any current tools that use the BIN method? I am imagining
>     something that both processes weather data into BINs (taking into account occupied
>     versus unoccupied times), and maybe includes some templates for common energy
>     efficiency measures?
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     Mike
>
>     Mike Karpman
>
>     *Karpman Consulting*
>
>     (860) 430-9110
>
>     41C New London Turnpike
>
>     Glastonbury, CT 06033
>
>
>
>
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