modelBuilding1Zone0D

Low order building model with 3 thermal capacities

Extends from BuildingSystems.Buildings.BaseClasses.BuildingTemplate (General template for building models).

Information

This is a low order building model with 3 thermal capacities.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
BooleancalcHygroThermal (from BuildingTemplate)falseSwitch for hygro-thermal calculation
Modelica.Units.SI.VolumeVAir1.0Inner (Air) volume of the building
Modelica.Units.SI.SurfaceCoefficientOfHeatTransferalphaIns7.692Heat transfer coefficient (convection + radiation) inside of the building
Modelica.Units.SI.SurfaceCoefficientOfHeatTransferalphaAmb25.0Heat transfer coefficient (convection + radiation) outside of the building
Modelica.Units.SI.SurfaceCoefficientOfHeatTransferalphaGro100.0Heat transfer coefficient (conduction) to the ground
General › Orientation
BooleanflexibleOrientation (from BuildingTemplate)falseFalse (default) or true: building can dynamically rotate (azimuth angle of the building from input)
Modelica.Units.NonSI.Angle_degangleDegAziBuilding (from BuildingTemplate)0.0Fixed azimuth angle of the building: south: 0 deg, east: -90 deg, west +90 deg, north: 180 deg (if flexibleOrientation == false)
General › Ports
IntegernZones (from BuildingTemplate)0Number of thermal zones of the building
IntegernHeatSources (from BuildingTemplate)0Number of heat sources of the building
IntegernMoistureSources (from BuildingTemplate)0Number of moisture sources of the building
Advanced › 3D discretisation
IntegernSurfacesAmbience (from BuildingTemplate)surfacesToAmbience.nSurfacesNumber of surfaces (with air contact) to the building ambience
Advanced › Convection model on building facades
BuildingSystems.HAM.ConvectiveHeatTransfer.Types.ConvectionconvectionOnSurfaces (from BuildingTemplate)BuildingSystems.HAM.ConvectiveHeatTransfer.Types.Convection.constType of convection calculation for outside building surfaces
Modelica.Units.SI.SurfaceCoefficientOfHeatTransferalphaConstant (from BuildingTemplate)10.0Convective heat transfer coefficient for simplified calculations
General › Solid building ambience
IntegernSurfacesSolid (from BuildingTemplate)0Number of surfaces (with contact to solids) to the building ambience
General › Air change
BooleanprescribedAirchange (from BuildingTemplate)trueSwitch for air change calculation
BooleanuseAirPaths (from BuildingTemplate)trueTrue: airpath calculation is possible; false: no airpath calculation
IntegernAirpaths (from BuildingTemplate)0Number of air paths to the building ambience
General › Heat and cooling load calculation
BooleancalcIdealLoads (from BuildingTemplate)trueTrue: calculation of the ideal heating and cooling load; false: no calculation
General › Heat and moisture sources
BooleanheatSources (from BuildingTemplate)falseTrue: heat source present; false: no heat source present
BooleanmoistureSources (from BuildingTemplate)falseTrue: moisture source present; false: no moisture source present
Advanced › Optional
Booleanshow_TAir (from BuildingTemplate)falseShow air temperatures of each building zone as an output (vector)
Booleanshow_xAir (from BuildingTemplate)falseShow air humidity of each building zone as an output (vector)
Booleanshow_TSur (from BuildingTemplate)falseShow suface temperatures of each building element as an output (vector)
IntegernSurfaces (from BuildingTemplate)0if show_TSur = true: Overall number of building surfaces
General › Geometry building
Modelica.Units.SI.Lengthheight3.0Height of the building
Constructions › Windows
IntegernWindows1Number of windows
Modelica.Units.SI.Area[nWindows]AWin{1.0}Area of each window
Modelica.Units.SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransfer[nWindows]UValWinfill(1.0, nWindows)Heat loss coefficient of each window
Real[nWindows]gWinfill(0.6, nWindows)g-value of the window
Real[nWindows]framePortionWinfill(0.2, nWindows)Frame portion of the window
Constructions › Ambience constructions
Modelica.Units.SI.AreaAAmb1.0Surface area of the building constructions with air contact to the environment
Modelica.Units.SI.HeatCapacityCAmb1.0Total heat capacity of the building envelope
Modelica.Units.SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransferUValAmb1.0Mean heat loss coefficient of the building envelope
Constructions › Inner constructions
Modelica.Units.SI.AreaAInn1.0Surface area of both sides of the internal building constructions
Modelica.Units.SI.HeatCapacityCInn1.0Total heat capacity of the internal building construction
Modelica.Units.SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransferUValInn1.0Mean heat loss coefficient of internal building construction
Constructions › Ground constructions
Modelica.Units.SI.AreaAGro1.0Surface area of the building constructions with contact to the ground
Modelica.Units.SI.HeatCapacityCGro1.0Total heat capacity of the building groundplate
Modelica.Units.SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransferUValGro1.0Mean heat loss coefficient of the building groundplate
General › Geometry windows
Modelica.Units.NonSI.Angle_deg[nWindows]angleDegAziWinfill(0.0, nWindows)Azimuth angle of each window
Modelica.Units.NonSI.Angle_deg[nWindows]angleDegTilWinfill(90.0, nWindows)Tilt angle of each window

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
BuildingSystems.Interfaces.Angle_degOutputangleDegAziBuilding_internal (from BuildingTemplate)Azimuth angle of the building
BuildingSystems.Interfaces.Angle_degInputangleDegAziBuilding_in (from BuildingTemplate)Azimuth angle of the building from input
BuildingSystems.Interfaces.Temp_KInput[nZones]T_setHeating (from BuildingTemplate)Set air temperature for heating of each thermal zone
BuildingSystems.Interfaces.Temp_KInput[nZones]T_setCooling (from BuildingTemplate)Set air temperature for cooling of each thermal zone
BuildingSystems.Interfaces.AirchangeRateInput[nZones]airchange (from BuildingTemplate)Air change rate of each thermal zone
BuildingSystems.Interfaces.Temp_KInputTAirAmb (from BuildingTemplate)Air temperature of the building ambience
BuildingSystems.Interfaces.Moisture_absInputxAirAmb (from BuildingTemplate)Absolute moisture of the building ambience
BuildingSystems.Interfaces.Temp_KOutput[nZones]TAir (from BuildingTemplate)Air temperature of each thermal zone
BuildingSystems.Interfaces.Moisture_absOutput[nZones]xAir (from BuildingTemplate)Air humidity of each thermal zone
BuildingSystems.Interfaces.Temp_KOutput[nSurfaces]TSur (from BuildingTemplate)Surface temperatures of the individual building elements
BuildingSystems.Interfaces.HeatFlowRateOutput[nZones]Q_flow_cooling (from BuildingTemplate)Cooling power of each thermal zone
BuildingSystems.Interfaces.HeatFlowRateOutput[nZones]Q_flow_heating (from BuildingTemplate)Heating power of each thermal zone
Modelica.Fluid.Vessels.BaseClasses.VesselFluidPorts_b[nAirpaths]toAmbienceAirpathPorts (from BuildingTemplate)Interfaces for air paths to the building ambience
BuildingSystems.Buildings.Interfaces.SurfaceToSurfacesPorts[nSurfacesAmbience]toAmbienceSurfacesPorts (from BuildingTemplate)Interfaces between outside building surfaces to surfaces of the building ambience
BuildingSystems.Buildings.Interfaces.SurfaceToAirPorts[nSurfacesAmbience]toAmbienceAirPorts (from BuildingTemplate)Interfaces between outside building surfaces to the air of the building ambience
BuildingSystems.Interfaces.HeatPorts[nSurfacesSolid]toSolidHeatPorts (from BuildingTemplate)Heat port to the ground under the building
BuildingSystems.Interfaces.HeatPorts[nHeatSources]conHeatSourcesPorts (from BuildingTemplate)Heat port to internal convective heat sources of the building
BuildingSystems.Interfaces.HeatPorts[nHeatSources]radHeatSourcesPorts (from BuildingTemplate)Heat port to internal long-wave radiation heat sources of the building
BuildingSystems.Interfaces.MoisturePorts[nMoistureSources]moisturePorts (from BuildingTemplate)Moisture port to internal moisture sources
BuildingSystems.Interfaces.MoisturePorts[nSurfacesSolid]toSolidMoisturePorts (from BuildingTemplate)Mosture port to the ground under the building

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
BuildingSystems.Buildings.Surfaces.SurfacesToAirsurfacesToAmbience (from BuildingTemplate)Model for all building surfaces to the building ambience
BuildingSystems.Buildings.Surfaces.SurfacesToSolidssurfacesToSolids (from BuildingTemplate)Model for all building surfaces to the ground under the building
BuildingSystems.Buildings.Zones.ZoneTemplateAirvolumeMixedzoneZone
BuildingSystems.Buildings.Constructions.Walls.WallThermal1DNodesambientConstructionsOpaque constructions in contact to the ambience
BuildingSystems.Buildings.Constructions.Walls.WallThermal1DNodesgroundConstructionsOpaque constructions in contact to the ground
BuildingSystems.Buildings.Constructions.Walls.WallThermal1DNodesinnerConstructionsInner constructions of the building
BuildingSystems.Buildings.Constructions.Windows.Window[nWindows]windowTransparent constructions in contact to the ambience

Revisions

  • January 24, 2017 by Christoph Nytsch-Geusen:
    Adaptation to new zone model.
  • May 23, 2015 by Christoph Nytsch-Geusen:
    First implementation.