Modeling of active beam units with Modelica

Alessandro Maccarini, Göran Hultmark, Anders Vorre, Alireza Afshari, Niels Christian Bergsøe

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Abstract

This paper proposes an active beam model suitable for building energy simulations with the programming language Modelica. The model encapsulates empirical equations derived by a novel active beam terminal unit that operates with low-temperature heating and high-temperature cooling systems. Measurements from a full-scale experiment are used to compare the thermal behavior of the active beam with the one predicted by simulations. The simulation results show that the model corresponds closely with the actual operation. The model predicts the outlet water temperature of the active beam with a maximum mean absolute error of 0.18 °C. In term of maximum mean absolute percentage error, simulation results differ by 0.9%. The methodology presented is general enough to be applied for modeling other active beam units.

Modeling of active beam units with Modelica. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277840688_Modeling_of_active_beam_units_with_Modelica [accessed Jan 18, 2016].
Original languageEnglish
JournalBuilding Simulation
Volume8
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)543-550
Number of pages8
ISSN1996-3599
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2015

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