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Description:
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This thesis extends and formalizes the energy signature method developed by Wei et al . (1998 ) for the rapid calibration of cooling and heating energy consumption simulations for commercial buildings . This method is based on the use of "calibration signatures" which characterize the difference between measured and simulated performance .
By creating a library of shapes for certain known errors , clues can be provided to the analyst to use in identifying what simulation input errors may be causing the discrepancies . These are referred to as "characteristic signatures" . In this thesis , sets of characteristic signatures are produced for the climates typified by Pasadena , Sacramento and Oakland , California for each of the four major system types : single -duct variable -air -volume , single -duct constant -volume , dual -duct variable -air -volume and dual -duct constant -volume .
A detailed step -by -step description is given for the proposed methodology , and two examples and a real -world case study serve to illustrate the use of the signature method . |