Control logic developed in building performance simulations for the operation of HVAC systems : options, applications, and opportunities in a digital twin framework / vorgelegt von Karl Walther. Wuppertal, 2023
Inhalt
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acronyms
- Introduction
- Background and motivation
- Challenges and problems
- Research gap
- Objectives and research questions
- Contribution and outline
- Fundamentals and state of the art
- Performance requirements on building level
- Control logic and building automation systems
- Development of controls in the design phase and design documentation
- Building automation systems
- Implementation of controls on building automation systems
- Interoperability
- Simulation of buildings, HVAC systems and controls
- Simulation technology
- Computational methods in simulation and real controllers
- Features of control functions
- Transfer of control logic from BPS environments to building controllers
- Digital Twins
- Concept
- Model types
- Connection between Digital Twin and Physical Twin
- Building-related use cases
- Relation to BIM
- Architecture and Digital Twin Environment
- Summary
- Evaluation of demonstration buildings
- Presentation of demonstration buildings
- Sources of information about controls
- Design documentation
- BPS models from design phase
- Control code implemented on building controllers
- Reverse engineering
- Performance analysis of air handling units
- Summary
- Methodology
- Overview
- Control development and building energy modeling
- Spatial and temporal scope
- Scope of control development
- Performance requirements
- Modeling methodology, requirements and simplifications
- Standardization and proprietary models and controls
- Connection of bps tools and building controllers
- Controls in dt during design and operation
- Summary
- Validation
- Methodology
- Demonstration objects and systems
- Demonstration design and implementation process
- Building energy and control modeling
- Control approach
- Workflow and Digital Twins in design and operation
- Simulated and measured performance
- Discussion
- Conclusion and Outlook
- Bibliography
- Additional figures
- Implemented controls