Experimental and Co-Simulation Performance Evaluation of an Earth-to-Air Heat Exchanger System Integrated into a Smart Building
Building models and their connected subsystems are often simulated as standalone entities. However, in order to monitor a system′s reactions to changing parameters and to assess its energy efficiency, it must be exposed to the actual dynamic context of the building under study. Hence, frameworks ass...
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| author | Abdelhak Kharbouch Soukayna Berrabah Mohamed Bakhouya Jaafar Gaber Driss El Ouadghiri Samir Idrissi Kaitouni |
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| description | Building models and their connected subsystems are often simulated as standalone entities. However, in order to monitor a system′s reactions to changing parameters and to assess its energy efficiency, it must be exposed to the actual dynamic context of the building under study. Hence, frameworks assessing co-operative simulation of buildings and their subsystems should be used. In this study, the Building Control Virtual Test Bed (BCVTB) framework was used for co-simulation of a small-scale building (EEBLab) connected to an Earth-to-air heat exchanger (EAHE). The EnergyPlus tool was used to simulate the indoor air temperature variations within the EEBLab, and MATLAB was used to model the EAHE system and to calculate its performance based on various parameters. The HOLSYS internet of things platform was deployed to monitor and collect the experimental data from the sensors to validate the simulations. A favorable agreement between the experimental and simulation results was obtained, showing the contribution of the small-scale EAHE system in maintaining a comfortable indoor temperature range inside EEBLab. Moreover, it demonstrated the effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed approach for integrated building co-simulation and performance evaluation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b0cc8aeabb1b4f66a5b9adbb418a73342023-11-30T22:18:37ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-07-011515540710.3390/en15155407Experimental and Co-Simulation Performance Evaluation of an Earth-to-Air Heat Exchanger System Integrated into a Smart BuildingAbdelhak Kharbouch0Soukayna Berrabah1Mohamed Bakhouya2Jaafar Gaber3Driss El Ouadghiri4Samir Idrissi Kaitouni5LERMA Lab, College of Engineering, The International University of Rabat, Technopolis Rabat-Shore Rocade Rabat-Salé, Sala El Jadida 11100, MoroccoLERMA Lab, College of Engineering, The International University of Rabat, Technopolis Rabat-Shore Rocade Rabat-Salé, Sala El Jadida 11100, MoroccoLERMA Lab, College of Engineering, The International University of Rabat, Technopolis Rabat-Shore Rocade Rabat-Salé, Sala El Jadida 11100, MoroccoUniv. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UTBM, FEMTO-ST UMR CNRS 6174, 25000 Belfort, FranceI&A Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Moulay Ismail University of Meknès, 11201 Zitoune, Meknès 50070, MoroccoFaculté Des Sciences et Techniques, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, B.P. 416 Tangier, Tétouan 93000, MoroccoBuilding models and their connected subsystems are often simulated as standalone entities. However, in order to monitor a system′s reactions to changing parameters and to assess its energy efficiency, it must be exposed to the actual dynamic context of the building under study. Hence, frameworks assessing co-operative simulation of buildings and their subsystems should be used. In this study, the Building Control Virtual Test Bed (BCVTB) framework was used for co-simulation of a small-scale building (EEBLab) connected to an Earth-to-air heat exchanger (EAHE). The EnergyPlus tool was used to simulate the indoor air temperature variations within the EEBLab, and MATLAB was used to model the EAHE system and to calculate its performance based on various parameters. The HOLSYS internet of things platform was deployed to monitor and collect the experimental data from the sensors to validate the simulations. A favorable agreement between the experimental and simulation results was obtained, showing the contribution of the small-scale EAHE system in maintaining a comfortable indoor temperature range inside EEBLab. Moreover, it demonstrated the effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed approach for integrated building co-simulation and performance evaluation.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/15/5407co-simulationBCVTBenergy efficiencyEAHEinternet of thingseconomic analysis |
| spellingShingle | Abdelhak Kharbouch Soukayna Berrabah Mohamed Bakhouya Jaafar Gaber Driss El Ouadghiri Samir Idrissi Kaitouni Experimental and Co-Simulation Performance Evaluation of an Earth-to-Air Heat Exchanger System Integrated into a Smart Building Energies co-simulation BCVTB energy efficiency EAHE internet of things economic analysis |
| title | Experimental and Co-Simulation Performance Evaluation of an Earth-to-Air Heat Exchanger System Integrated into a Smart Building |
| title_full | Experimental and Co-Simulation Performance Evaluation of an Earth-to-Air Heat Exchanger System Integrated into a Smart Building |
| title_fullStr | Experimental and Co-Simulation Performance Evaluation of an Earth-to-Air Heat Exchanger System Integrated into a Smart Building |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental and Co-Simulation Performance Evaluation of an Earth-to-Air Heat Exchanger System Integrated into a Smart Building |
| title_short | Experimental and Co-Simulation Performance Evaluation of an Earth-to-Air Heat Exchanger System Integrated into a Smart Building |
| title_sort | experimental and co simulation performance evaluation of an earth to air heat exchanger system integrated into a smart building |
| topic | co-simulation BCVTB energy efficiency EAHE internet of things economic analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/15/5407 |
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