This paper is focused on a mathematical model applied to both building thermal analysis and control systems design. A lumped approach is used to model the room air temperature and a multi-layer model for the building envelope. The capacitance model allows to study the transient analysis of room air temperature when it is submitted to sinusoidal variation of external air temperature, representing a case study for a cold day in the south Brazil. To evaluate the building performance with thermal parameters, we use MATLAB/SIMULINK. In the results section, we show the influences of thermal parameters on the building air temperature, heating system performance, energy consumption and the advantages of using MATLAB/SIMULINK in building thermal and energy analysis.
Building thermal performance analysis by using Matlab/Simulink
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Year:
2001
Bibliographic info:
Building Simulation, 7, 2001, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, p. 473-480