Participation in IEA EBC Annex 60 dealing with computational tools Modelica

Scope of IEA EBC Annex 60:
Development and demonstration of new generation computational tools for building and community energy systems based on the non-proprietary Modelica modeling language and Functional Mockup Interface (FMI) standards. The anticipated outcomes are open-source, freely available, documented, validated and verified computational tools that allow buildings, building systems and community energy grids to be designed and operated as integrated, robust, performance based systems with low energy use and low peak power demand.
Objectives of IEA EBC Annex 60:
- Research and development of a common open-source infrastructure of models that allow sharing and deploying to market the contributions of currently uncoordinated activities in Modelica-based building simulation.
- Research and development of tool-chains that link object-oriented CDA systems, building design tools and controls design tools with Modelica models, and that allow the deployment of these models to realtime systems in support of building commissioning, building controls and fault detection and diagnostics.
The objective of this project:
To contribute to the scientific work within subtask 2: Validation and Demonstration, Activity 2.3: Software and, for designers, control providers and for students, case studies that demonstrate how to use models to assist in the operation of buildings.
The overall results of the Annex will be a guidebook will demonstrate how these technologies can be used in applications that are beyond the capabilities of traditional building simulation programs.