EnergyPlus-Towards the Selection of Right Simulation Tool for Building Energy and Power Systems Research

Muslim, Syed Ali

doi:10.21926/jept.2103034

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“…in the field of energy engineering, it is clear that the most used and standard simulation software were IES-VE, Design-Builder, and green building studio [46]. Simulation programs mainly contain three primary components: input variables, system parameters, and output [47]. The environmentally friendly interface of the three programs includes the usability category, divided into input and output data representation, ease of use and navigation, and three-dimensional figures of the outcomes.…”

Section: Energy Simulation Tools Comparison Criteriamentioning

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Evaluating Shading Effects of PV Systems: Discrepancies in Simulation Software and Energy Consumption

Albatayneh,

Albadaineh

2023

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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A critical procedure in sustainable building design is that building energy consumption has significant implications for the global energy crisis and climate change. This study compares three simulation software programs for a photovoltaic system on a building’s roof. The low-rise residential buildings in three East Mediterranean cities (Amman, Mafraq, and Aqaba) represent moderate dry–warm, semi-arid, and humid subtropical climate zones were compared using three simulation software programs (IES-VE, Design-Builder, REVIT) for a typical building with PV on the roof and the second scenario without a PV system installed on the roof. This investigation aims to evaluate the shading effect of the PV system on a building’s roof structure by calculating the total heating and cooling loads required to maintain thermal comfort inside the building. The results showed significant discrepancies between the three software for the base building design and the PV system on the roof, with a range of around 50 %. This highlights the importance of evaluating and calibrating different simulation tools and using them with a great deal of caution.

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Section: Energy Simulation Tools Comparison Criteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating Shading Effects of PV Systems: Discrepancies in Simulation Software and Energy Consumption

Albatayneh,

Albadaineh

2023

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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Optimizing the Thermal Performance of Residential Buildings in Jordan

Abbaas,

Ismail,

Saif

et al. 2024

Journal of Engineering Research

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Effect of Natural Ventilation on Thermal Performance of Different Residential Building Forms in the Hot-dry Climate of Jordan

Abbaas,

Ismail,

Ahmad Saif

et al. 2023

JST

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This work presents a simulation study on the impact of natural ventilation on the thermal performance and thermal comfort of residential buildings of different forms in the hot-dry climate of Amman, the capital of Jordan. Three existing triple-storey residential buildings with different forms, i.e., rectangular, L-shape, and U-shape, are taken as case studies. Models with similar construction and dimensions of the buildings under investigation are designed using the OpenStudio plugin SketchUp software. Two rooms within these buildings have been considered for simulation with the aid of the EnergyPlus simulator for two cases: the basic case with no ventilation and the case with ventilation. The thermal parameters, including the air temperature, relative humidity, air speed, and mean radiant temperature of both rooms, have been extracted from the simulation. The thermal performance of these buildings is analyzed based on the indoor air temperature and mean radiant temperature, while the thermal performance is investigated via the ASHRAE-55 adaptive model. The results show that the rectangular-shaped building has the best thermal performance in unventilated conditions for the middle room on the middle floor (Room 1). In contrast, the U-shape shows better results for the west-northern room on the same floor (Room 2). On the other hand, introducing natural ventilation to the buildings reduces the indoor temperature and, subsequently, enhances the thermal performance where the buildings transform to be within the comfort zone most of the time, according to the ASHRAE-55 adaptive model. Generally, rectangular and U-shaped buildings show comparable thermal performance, while L-shaped buildings have relatively the worst performance.

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EnergyPlus-Towards the Selection of Right Simulation Tool for Building Energy and Power Systems Research

Cited by 3 publications

References 17 publications

Evaluating Shading Effects of PV Systems: Discrepancies in Simulation Software and Energy Consumption

Evaluating Shading Effects of PV Systems: Discrepancies in Simulation Software and Energy Consumption

Optimizing the Thermal Performance of Residential Buildings in Jordan

Effect of Natural Ventilation on Thermal Performance of Different Residential Building Forms in the Hot-dry Climate of Jordan

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