Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Buildings Energy Performance Based on Different Climatic Conditions

Abstract

The aim of this work is the analysis, under dynamic conditions, of the energy performance of buildings based on different climatic conditions. Two school buildings, Liceo Classico "E. Duni" and Liceo Scientifico "D. Alighieri", located in Matera, Italy, are considered. Furthermore, a strategy to improve the energy performance of the two school buildings is proposed by the installation of a co-trigeneration plant integrated with a solar plant. Such a plant is equipped with an absorption chiller to produce chilled fluid. The analysis under dynamic conditions has been performed by using a well-known simulation software, TRNSYS 17, and the results have been compared with those obtained under stationary conditions by employing a numerical solver, MC-11300, which is certified by the Italian Thermotechnical Committee. At first, the results obtained by considering the dynamic and stationary states and the experimental data measured in situ are compared by considering the actual buildings plants. Then, the energy performance of the two buildings is computed by considering three different climatic zones of Italy. Finally, a discussion of the advantages of the proposed requalification solution, which employs the trigeneration plant, is given.

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