Dataset of the EnergyPlus model used in the assessment of natural ventilation potential through building simulation

Abstract

The data set compiled in this file refers to the Multizone EnergyPlus model, used in the investigations of the research article entitled "Natural ventilation potential from weather analyses and building simulation". The technical information regarding the model has been grouped into tables, which include: the general simulation settings, the properties of the building materials, the Airflow Network opening settings used in the annual investigation, in addition to the controls established in the Energy Management System (EMS) for hybrid ventilation system operation. The user behaviour, regarding the living and bedrooms occupancy schedule, is also presented in a graph. This data set is made available to the public to clarify details of the EnergyPlus model and how the hybrid operation was defined. In this way, other researchers can perform an extended analysis of the information.

Building Optimization through a Parametric Design Platform: Using Sensitivity Analysis to Improve a Radial-Based Algorithm Performance

“…Based on a one-week monitoring campaign (19-25 August 2014), an E+ numerical model was created, calibrated, and used to perform annual energy and natural ventilation assessments in [91,92], which also provide a detailed description of the measurement equipment, experimental protocol, construction, and the climatic data recorded on-site and used at the simulation. Moreover, the complete settings of the E+ model, including the occupancy schedule and the .idf file, are available in the Data in Brief article [93]. Based on a one-week monitoring campaign (19-25 August 2014), an E+ numerical model was created, calibrated, and used to perform annual energy and natural ventilation assessments in [91,92], which also provide a detailed description of the measurement equipment, experimental protocol, construction, and the climatic data recorded on-site and used at the simulation.…”

“…Based on a one-week monitoring campaign (19-25 August 2014), an E+ numerical model was created, calibrated, and used to perform annual energy and natural ventilation assessments in [91,92], which also provide a detailed description of the measurement equipment, experimental protocol, construction, and the climatic data recorded on-site and used at the simulation. Moreover, the complete settings of the E+ model, including the occupancy schedule and the .idf file, are available in the Data in Brief article [93].…”

“…Model creation within the optimization framework begins by importing the .idf file available in [93] using the Honeybee component HB_Import idf. The base-case building geometry is translated into the 3D modeling parametric platform (Rhino + Grasshopper) through HB-Energy components.…”

“…This hybrid behavior was modeled through the Energy Management System (EMS) object [94] by adding additional strings to the HB Model to OpenStudio Model component. The controls developed in the EMS are presented in [93].…”

Possibilities of Balancing Buildings Energy Demand for Increasing Energy Efficiency in Latvia

“…This method has been tested in a real building and the results show that it is possible to calibrate the building energy parameters. The data presented in study [16] shows the developed algorithm based on ____________________________________________________________________________ 2022 / 26 EnergyPlus software which could be adopted as a reference for further research on modelling and simulation hybrid or naturally ventilated buildings for optimization of building energy consumption. The most popular building performance simulation (BPS) tools: TRNSYS, EnergyPlus and IDA ICE, are evaluated for prediction accuracy of energy performance in study [17].…”