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Field Measurements of Cooling Energy Consumption in a Multi-Zone Office Building
Abstract
This paper discusses cooling energy use in a
small office building with the objective of developing
an understanding of where energy is used
and identifying relationships between cooling
energy and other energy end uses. Attributes of
the building metered are discussed to provide a
perspective for the data presented on energy performance
of the building with an emphasis on the
cooling energy use. The data are reviewed to
develop an understanding of cooling loads in the
building as well as the HVAC system's response.
Despite the detailed instrumentation of the building
it is evident that collection of additional data
is required to go beyond quantifying the building's
energy consumption and explain why the building
exhibits its characteristic cooling behavior.
Additional data needed are suggested to assist other
researchers in developing metering programs.
The final section of the paper summarizes a comparison
of the metered data with a calibrated
DOE 2.1 energy simulation. The results of the
calibrated simulation highlight the limitations
of simulations in understanding building energy
use as well as the need for metering to develop
realistic operating schedules.
Citation
Heidell, J. A. (1985). Field Measurements of Cooling Energy Consumption in a Multi-Zone Office Building. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /6844.