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Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] EnergyPlus suitability for use in my postgrad project
Hello James,
In addition to E+ coupled with BCVTB and TRNSYS, I would suggest to look into SIMULINK by MathWorks. Majority of higher education institutions have this package either used for education or research. Although SIMULINK is mainly used for HVAC controls (generally used for modeling dynamic systems!) in building engineering research, several packages have been developed to simulate a whole building. Examples include HAMLab developed in Eindhoven University of Technology <https://us-mg6.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?retry_ssl=1#_ENREF_225>and International Building Physics Toolbox (IBPT) developed jointly by a team from Chalmers University of Technology and Technical University of Denmark. All these packages are available for free download with examples.
Literature shows several projects using SIMULINK for offline and online modeling for building and its control systems. It is worth investigating this package for your project!
Regards,
Saleh Al-Saadi
On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 5:57 AM, "Neil Finlayson neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [EnergyPlus_Support]" <EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi James,
Great project! Get in touch - we're very interested. Our gEnergy system builds on SketchUp and EnergyPlus. We've used Trnsys in the past too, as well as Mathematica hooks into EnergyPlus.
<http://greenspacelive.com/wiki/index.php/GEnergy_Public_Projects>http://greenspacelive.com/wiki/index.php/GEnergy_Public_Projects
See eg Single Family House as a starting point:
<http://bit.ly/1h948rG>http://bit.ly/1h948rG
Good luck and look forward to hearing more.
Kind regards,
Neil
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On 1 Jun 2014, at 13:15, "<mailto:jamdroid09@xxxxxxxxx>jamdroid09@xxxxxxxxx [EnergyPlus_Support]" <<mailto:EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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Hi,
I am a Computer Science post-graduate doing a project to investigate the potential energy savings of a smart thermostat that predicts occupancy in a home. Before I invest too much time learning EnergyPlus I wanted to check that this is the best tool to use for my needs.
> Basically what I want the tool to do is build a simple model of a typical UK home using a hot water space heating system (e.g. a condensing boiler). I then need to use an API to link this model (specifically turning heating on/off command) to my own model (for home occupancy predication). My model will be based on several sensors around the home with a controller unit to detect when occupants are asleep / away etc. and regulate the heating accordingly.
The purpose of the model I will develop is to test occupancy prediction algorithm(s) against other thermostat types (e.g. programmable). There will be various metrics to test algorithm effectiveness so accuracy of the home model is not the upmost concern.
> The above is a short summary of what I plan to do so my questions are:
-Should I use EnergyPlus directly? I had a look at software using EnergyPlus at <http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/tools_directory>http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/tools_directory, but after spending the best part of a day looking through the free tools I think I may be better off avoiding their extra layers of complexity.
-Is there any software out there which is more appropriate or perhaps easier to learn in a short timescale?
-Are there any simple home model examples that I can look at?
Any other advice would be appreciated.
> Thank you for your help,
James
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