Evaluation of “Autotune” calibration against manual calibration of building energy models
Gaurav Chaudhary,
Joshua New,
Jibonananda Sanyal,
Piljae Im,
O’Neill, Zheng and
Vishal Garg
Applied Energy, 2016, vol. 182, issue C, 115-134
Abstract:
This paper demonstrates the application of Autotune, a methodology aimed at automatically producing calibrated building energy models using measured data, in two case studies. In the first case, a building model is de-tuned by deliberately injecting faults into more than 60 parameters. This model was then calibrated using Autotune and its accuracy with respect to the original model was evaluated in terms of the industry-standard normalized mean bias error and coefficient of variation of root mean squared error metrics set forth in ASHRAE Guideline 14. In addition to whole-building energy consumption, outputs including lighting, plug load profiles, HVAC energy consumption, zone temperatures, and other variables were analyzed. In the second case, Autotune calibration is compared directly to experts’ manual calibration of an emulated-occupancy, full-size residential building with comparable calibration results in much less time. The paper concludes with a discussion of the key strengths and weaknesses of auto-calibration approaches.
Keywords: Autotune; Building energy modeling; Calibration; Energy efficient buildings; Automated calibration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.08.073
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