The paper gives an overview of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system
modeling and simulation. The categorization of tools for HVAC system design and analysis …

Since the appearance of the first edition of'Energy Simulation in Building Design', the use of
computer-based appraisal tools to solve energy design problems within buildings has grown …

Development of new building HVAC control algorithms has grown due to needs for energy
efficiency and operational flexibility. However, case studies demonstrating new algorithms …

This article describes the implementation of the Building Controls Virtual Test Bed (BCVTB).
The BCVTB is a software environment that allows connecting different simulation programs …

Traditional building simulation programs possess attributes that make them difficult to use for
the design and analysis of building energy and control systems and for the support of model …

Dynamic modeling of HVAC equipment is a subject of particular importance for control
system design and fault detection and diagnosis, while the transient behaviors of the …

Advanced Sensors and Controls for Building Applications: Market Assessment and Potential
R&D Pathways Page 1 PNNL-15149 Advanced Sensors and Controls for Building Applications …

Technological advances in real-time data collection, data transfer and ever-increasing
computational power are bringing simulation-assisted control and on-line fault detection and …

This work presents a hybrid modeling technique that combines first-principles knowledge
with principal component analysis (PCA) to detect faults in heating, ventilation, and air …

Advances in technology infrastructure such as communications, processing power, and data
storage over the past several years have created new opportunities for the application of …