Calibration of building energy simulation model for a mechanically ventilated livestock facility

Development, Validation, and Application of Building Energy Simulation Models for Livestock Houses: A Systematic Review

“…Other works focus on specific modeling aspects rather than general modelling methodologies. For example, Lee et al [42] focused on how to estimate the evaporation rate from duck-house litter, while Shin et al [43] specifically focused on how to calibrate the modeled fan electrical energy consumption.…”

“…Lee et al [59] Duck house (N) Biosystems Engineering Shin et al [43] Piglet house (M) Biosystems Engineering Costantino et al [31] Fattening pig house (M) Applied Energy Nguyen-Ky and Pentillä [60] Dairy barn (N) Applied Engineering in Agriculture Lee et al [42] Duck house (M) Biosystems Engineering Costantino et al [63] Broiler house (M) Energy and Buildings Hamilton et al [64] Broiler house (M) Advances in Mechanical Engineering Liberati and Zappavigna [41] Generic house (N/M) Transactions of the ASABE Silva et al [65] Broiler house (M) Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental Wagenberg et al [66] Fattening pig house (M) Biosystems Engineering Schauberger et al [67] Fattening pig house (M) International Journal of Biometeorology Cooper et al [40] Generic house (N/M) Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research Energy assessment Si et al [49] Fattening pig house (M) Science of the Total Environment Qi et al [44] Nursery + fattening pig house (M) Agriculture Nawalany and Sokołowski [45] Broiler house (M) Energies Costantino et al [17] 1 Broiler house (M) Journal of Cleaner Production Kwak et al [20] 2 Piglet house (M) Energy Strategy Reviews Panagakis et al [68] 1 Broiler house (M) CIGR Journal Costantino et al [69] Broiler house (M) Biosystems Engineering Izar-Tenorio et al [46] Broiler house (M) Journal of Cleaner Production Wang et al [57] Laying hen house (M) Computers and Electronics in Agriculture Jackson et al [16] Fattening pig house (M) Biosystems Engineering Jackson et al [70] Fattening pig house (M) Energy and Buildings Axaopoulos et al [47] 1 Fattening pig house (M) Transactions of the ASABE Wang and Xue [48] 1 Piglet house (N) Transactions of the ASABE Zhao et al [58] Laying hen house (M) Biosystems Engineering Menconi et al …”

“…The main difference with the energy needs (Q) is that the performance of the HVAC system has to be simulated for the estimation of E. For this purpose, the works in which E fan is estimated adopt different solutions for simulating the fan performance. For example, Shin et al [43] adopted the part-load-factor model starting from the results of the fan motor test, while Costantino et al [31] modeled the fans using their specific fan performance based on manufacturer data. Some recent works simulated livestock houses equipped with heat pumps.…”

“…In contrast, E H and E fan are usually validated considering the whole energy consumption over the entire validation period. For this reason, for example, Shin et al [43] validated θ air_i using 504 samples (hourly values), while E fan was validated using 21 samples that represent the daily energy consumption over the same number of days. The same approach was adopted by Costantino et al [63], who validated θ air_i and φ air_i on an hourly basis (1200 samples), while E H and E fan were validated over the entire period (1 sample each).…”

“…ASHRAE Fundamentals [87] primarily suggests the use of R 2 to gauge the goodness-of-fit of univariate regression models for estimating the energy consumption of a building. However, the analyzed literature shows that, in many works, this GoF index was used for validating different types of models -not only univariate regression models-with respect to the predictions of θ air_i and φ air_i , as carried out by Cho et al [73], Lee et al [59], and Shin et al [43]. The threshold of R 2 is fixed in the interval [+75%, +100%], as reported in ASHRAE Fundamentals [87] and FEMP [90].…”