EnergyPlus Technical Reports 2000-2004


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2004
pdf document Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal Modeling with the EnergyPlus Calculation Engine (NREL/CP-550-36275)
B. T. Griffith and P. G. Ellis, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401-3393.
Proc. World Renewable Energy Congress VIII and Expo, Denver, Colorado, August 29-September 3, 2004.

 
LBNL-55518
pdf document 		EnergyPlus: An Update
Drury B. Crawley (US Department of Energy) Linda K. Lawrie (DHL Consulting), Curtis O. Pedersen (University of Illinois), Frederick C. Winkelmann (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Michael J. Witte (GARD Analytics), Richard K. Strand (University of Illinois), Richard J. Liesen (University of Illinois), Walter F. Buhl (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Yu Joe Huang (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Robert H. Henninger (GARD Analytics), Jason Glazer (GARD Analytics), Daniel E. Fisher (Oklahoma State University), Don B. Shirey, III (Florida Solar Energy Center), Brent T. Griffith (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), Peter G. Ellis (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), and Lixing Gu (Florida Solar Energy Center). Proc. SimBuild 2004, Building Sustainability and Performance Through Simulation, August 4-6, 2004, Boulder, CO, USA.

 
pdf document Near Real-Time Weather Data Archive, , by Nicholas Long. Proceedings of the SimBuild 2004 Conference, 4-6 August 2004, Boulder, CO, IBPSA-USA.

 
pdf document Specification and Implementation of IFC-Based Performance Metrics to Support Building Life Cycle Assessment of Hybrid Energy Systems, , by Elmer Morrisey, James O'Donnell, Marcus Keane and Vladimir Bazjanac. Proceedings of the SimBuild 2004 Conference, 4-6 August 2004, Boulder, CO, IBPSA-USA.

 
pdf document IFC HVAC INTERFACE TO ENERGYPLUS . A CASE OF EXPANDED INTEROPERABILITY FOR ENERGY SIMULATION
V. Bazjanac (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA) and T. Maile (Institut für Kernenergetik und Energiesysteme (IKE), University of Stuttgart, Germany). Proc. SimBuild 2004, Building Sustainability and Performance Through Simulation, August 4-6, 2004, Boulder, CO, USA.

 
pdf document FLOW IN AN UNDERFLOOR PLENUM
P.F. Linden, I. Kanda & D. Yamaguchi University of California, San Diego, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla 92092-0411, USA
Proc. SimBuild 2004, Building Sustainability and Performance Through Simulation, August 4-6, 2004, Boulder, CO, USA.

 
pdf document VARIABLE HEAT RECOVERY IN DOUBLE BUNDLE ELECTRIC CHILLERS
Richard J Liesen and Rahul J Chillar, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Dept of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, 1206 W.Green St, Urbana, IL 61801. USA
Proc. SimBuild 2004, Building Sustainability and Performance Through Simulation, August 4-6, 2004, Boulder, CO, USA.

 
pdf document SIMULATION OF TUBULAR DAYLIGHTING DEVICES AND DAYLIGHTING SHELVES IN ENERGYPLUS
Peter G. Ellis (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO), Richard K. Strand and Kurt T. Baumgartner (School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL)
Proc. SimBuild 2004, Building Sustainability and Performance Through Simulation, August 4-6, 2004, Boulder, CO, USA.

 
pdf document IMPROVEMENT OF THE ASHRAE SECONDARY HVAC TOOLKIT SIMPLE COOLING COIL MODEL FOR SIMULATION
Rahul J Chillar, and Richard J Liesen University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Dept of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, 1206 W.Green St, Urbana, IL 61801. USA
Proc. SimBuild 2004, Building Sustainability and Performance Through Simulation, August 4-6, 2004, Boulder, CO, USA.

 
pdf document AN EXTENDED MODEL FOR UNDER FLOOR AIR DISTRIBUTION
Proc. SimBuild 2004, Building Sustainability and Performance Through Simulation, August 4-6, 2004, Boulder, CO, USA.

 
pdf document SPECIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF IFC BASED PERFORMANCE METRICS TO SUPPORT BUILDING LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF HYBRID ENERGY SYSTEMS Elmer Morrissey(1,2), James O.Donnell(1,2), Marcus Keane(1) and Vladimir Bazjanac(2)
1--IRUSE, National University Of Ireland, Cork, Ireland 2--Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA, USA
Proc. SimBuild 2004, Building Sustainability and Performance Through Simulation, August 4-6, 2004, Boulder, CO, USA.

 
pdf document COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ONE-DIMENSIONAL SLAT-TYPE BLIND MODELS
Chanvit Chantrasrisalai and Daniel E. Fisher (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA)
Proc. SimBuild 2004, Building Sustainability and Performance Through Simulation, August 4-6, 2004, Boulder, CO, USA.

 
pdf document EXPERIENCE TESTING ENERGYPLUS WITH THE ASHRAE 1052-RP BUILDING FABRIC ANALYTICAL TESTS
Michael J. Witte, Robert H. Henninger, (GARD Analytics, Inc., Park Ridge, IL) and Drury B. Crawley (U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC)
Proc. SimBuild 2004, Building Sustainability and Performance Through Simulation, August 4-6, 2004, Boulder, CO, USA.

 
pdf document RESOURCES FOR TEACHING BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATION
Richard K. Strand, Ph.D. (School of Architecture, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL), Richard J. Liesen, Ph.D. (Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL), and Michael J. Witte, Ph.D. (GARD Analytics, Inc., Park Ridge, IL)
Proc. SimBuild 2004, Building Sustainability and Performance Through Simulation, August 4-6, 2004, Boulder, CO, USA.
pdf document Framework for Coupling Room Air Models to Heat Balance Model Load and Energy Calculations
Brent Griffith,National Renewable Energy Laboratory,Golden, CO 80401-3393 and Qingyan (Yan) Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2088, U.S.A.
Vol. 10, No. 2, HVAC&R Research, April 2004, p. 91-111.
 
pdf document Development of a Thermal Energy Storage Model for EnergyPlus
Pyeongchan Ihm (Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO), Moncef Krarti (Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO), and Gregor P. Henze (Architectural Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Omaha, NE).
Energy and Buildings 36 (2004) 807-814

 
pdf document Building Energy Performance Simulation as Part of Interoperable Software Environments
Vladimir Bazjanac (Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA).
Building and Environment 39 (2004) 879-883

 

 
2003
 
pdf document A Validation Suite for Fuel-Fired Furnace Models
Julia Purdy and Ian Beausoleil-Morrison , CANMET Energy Technology Center, NRC, Ottawa, Canada.
Proc. Building Simulation 2003, 8th Int'l IBPSA Conference, Eindhoven, Netherlands, August 11-14, 2003.

 
pdf document Improving Building Energy Performance Simulation With Software Interoperability
Vladimir Bazjanac (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720)
Proc. 8th Int.l IBPSA Conference, Eindhoven, Netherlands, August 11-14, 2003.

 

pdf document Integration Of an Internal Optimization Module Within EnergyPlus
G. Zhou, Pyeongchan Ihm, Moncef Krarti (University of Colorado) and S. Liu, Gregor Henze (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Proc. 8th Int.l IBPSA Conference, Eindhoven, Netherlands, August 11-14, 2003.

 
pdf document Design And Testing Of A Control Strategy For A Large, Naturally-Ventilated Office Building
G. Carrilho da Graca, P. F. Linden (University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093), E. McConahey (Arup, 2440 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064), P. Haves (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720)
Proc. 8th Int.l IBPSA Conference, Eindhoven, Netherlands, August 11-14, 2003.

 
pdf document Experience Testing EnergyPlus With the IEA Hvac Bestest E100-E200 Series
Robert H. Henninger, Michael J. Witte (GARD Analytics, Inc., Park Ridge, IL), Drury B. Crawley (U.S. Dept of Energy, Washington, DC)
Proc. 8th Int.l IBPSA Conference, Eindhoven, Netherlands, August 11-14, 2003.

 
pdf document Using Whole Building Simulation Models And Optimizing Procedures To Optimize Building Envelope Design With Respect To Energy Consumption And Indoor Environment
Johnny N. Holst, (Spets Consulting Group AS, Trondheim, Norway)
Proc. 8th Int.l IBPSA Conference, Eindhoven, Netherlands, August 11-14, 2003.

 
pdf document Integration of a Thermal Energy Storage Model Within EnergyPlus
Pyeongchan Ihm, Moncef Krarti (University of Colorado) and Gregor Henze (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Proc. 8th Int.l IBPSA Conference, Eindhoven, Netherlands, August 11-14, 2003.

 
pdf document DElight: A Daylighting And Electric Lighting Simulation Engine Integration Of An Internal Optimization Module Within EnergyPlus
Robert J. Hitchcock and William L. Carroll (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720)
Proc. 8th Int.l IBPSA Conference, Eindhoven, Netherlands, August 11-14, 2003.

 
pdf document Using Whole Building Simulation Models And Optimizing Procedures To Optimize Building Envelope Design With Respect To Energy Consumption And Indoor Environment
Johnny N. Holst, (Spets Consulting Group AS, Trondheim, Norway)
Proc. 8th Int.l IBPSA Conference, Eindhoven, Netherlands, August 11-14, 2003.

 
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pdf document 		Creating a Public Web Database about High Performance (Green) Buildings
D. B. Crawley (U.S. Department of Energy) Paul Torcellini (National Renewal Energy Laboratory) and N. Malin (Building Green, Inc.). Proc. International Conference of ASHRAE and the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, Endinburgh, Scotland, September 24-26, 2003.

 
pdf document Experimental Validation of the EnergyPlus Low-Temperature Radiant Simulation,
Chantrasrisalai, C., V. Ghatti, D.E. Fisher, and D.G. Schaetzle. 2003. ASHRAE Transactions, Volume 109, Part 2, June 2003. Atlanta, Georgia: ASHRAE.

 
pdf document Investigation of a Condenser-Linked Radiant Cooling System using a Heat Balance Based Energy Simulation Program,"
Strand, R.K. 2003. ASHRAE Transactions, Volume 109, Part 2, June 2003. Atlanta, Georgia: ASHRAE.

 
pdf document Energy Design Analysis and Evaluation of a Proposed Air Rescue and Fire Fighting Administration Building for Teterboro Airport,
B. Griffith, S. Pless, B. Talbert, M. Deru, and P. Torcellini National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO. July 2003, NREL/TP-550-33294

 
2002
 
pdf document Modular HVAC Simulation and the Future Integration of Alternative Cooling System in a New Building Energy Simulation Program,
Strand, R.K., Fisher, D.E., Liesen, R.J., and C.O. Pedersen. 2002. ASHRAE Transactions, Volume 108, Part 2, pp. 1107-1118, June 2002. Atlanta, Georgia: ASHRAE.

 
pdf document Modeling Radiant Systems in an Integrated Heat Balance Based Energy Simulation Program,"
Strand, R.K. and C.O. Pedersen. 2002. ASHRAE Transactions, Volume 108, Part 2, pp. 979-988, June 2002. Atlanta, Georgia: ASHRAE.

 
pdf document Modilisation de Systhmes CVCA A L'aide du Logiciel EnergyPlus" [in French]
Bellemare, Reni, Stanislaw Kajl, and Marc-Antoine Roberge. 2002. Proceedings of the eSim 2002 conference, September 2002, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, IBPSA-Canada.

 
2001
 
pdf document BSPRO COM-SERVERÐ INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN SOFTWARE TOOLS USING INDUSTRY FOUNDATION CLASSES
Antti Karola, Hannu Lahtela and Reijo Hänninen, Olof Granlund Oy, (Olof Granlund Oy, Helsinki, Finland), Rob Hitchcock (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA), Qingyan Chen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA), Stephen Dajka (AEA Technology, Canada), Kim Hagström (Halton Group, Finland)
Proc. Seventh International IBPSA Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 13-15, 2001

 
pdf document A FOUNDATION HEAT TRANSFER MODULE SUITABLE FOR ENERGYPLUS SIMULATION PROGRAM
Moncef Krarti and Pepirawas Chuangchid (University of Colorado at Boulder, CEAE Department, Boulder, 80309, USA)
Proc. Seventh International IBPSA Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 13-15, 2001

 
EnergyPlus
pdf document 		AN EXAMPLE OF THE INTEGRATION OF THERMAL SIMULATIONS INTO AN EXISTING HVAC COURSE,    
R. K. Strand, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 117 Temple Hoyne Buell Hall, MC-621, Champaign, IL 61820. Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Proc. ACSA Technology Conference, Austin, Texas, 13-16 July 2001.
 

EnergyPlus
pdf document 		MODELING A RADIANT SLAB COUPLED TO A COOLING TOWER USING THE NEW NATIONAL ENERGY ANALYSIS PROGRAM,    
R. K. Strand, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 117 Temple Hoyne Buell Hall, MC-621, Champaign, IL 61820. Cooling Frontiers Symposium, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 4-7 October 2001.
 

LBNL-51351
pdf document 		SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR BUILDING ENVELOPES: ENERGYPLUS: NEW, CAPABLE AND LINKED    
D. B. Crawley, L. K. Lawrie, F. C. Winkelmann, W. F. Buhl, C. O. Pedersen R. K. Strand R. J. Liesen, D. E. Fisher, M. j. Witte R. H. Henninger, J. Glazer, D. B. Shirey. Proc. Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings VIII, December 2001, Clearwater Beach, FL.
 

EnergyPlus
pdf document 		TESTING AND VALIDATION OF A NEW BUILDIING ENERGY SIMULATION PROGRAM,    
M. J. Witte, R. H. HEnninger, J. Glazer, GARD Analytics, Inc., Park Ridge, IL, and D. B. Crawley, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC. Proc. Building Simulation 2001, IBPSA, Rio de Janeiro, August 13-15, 2001.
 

EnergyPlus
pdf document 		FOUNDATION HEAT TRANSFER MODULE FOR THE ENERGYPLUS PROGRAM    
Moncef Krarti, Pirawas Chuangchid and Pyeongchan Ihm, CEAE Department, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309. Proc. Building Simulation 2001, IBPSA, Rio de Janeiro, August 13-15, 2001.
 

EnergyPlus
pdf document 		ACQUISITION OF BUILDING GEOMETRY IN THE SIMULATION OF ENERGY PERFORMANCE,    
Vladimir Bazjanac, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. Proc. Building Simulation 2001, IBPSA, Rio de Janeiro, August 13-15, 2001.
 

LBNL-51352
pdf document 		ENERGYPLUS: NEW CAPABILITIES IN A WHOLE-BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATION PROGRAM,    
Drury B. Crawley, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC, Linda K. Lawrie, U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Champaign, IL, Frederick C. Winkelmann, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, Curtis O. Pedersen, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL. Proc. Building Simulation 2001, IBPSA, Rio de Janeiro, August 13-15, 2001.
 

EnergyPlus
pdf document 		MODULARIZATION AND SIMULATION TECHNIQUES FOR HEAT BALANCE-BASED ENERGY AND LOAD CALCULATION PROGRAMS: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ASHRAE LOADS TOOLKIT AND ENERGYPLUS,    
R. K. Strand, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, C. O. Pedersen, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL nd D. B. Crawley, U. S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC. Proc. Building Simulation 2001, IBPSA, Rio de Janeiro, August 13-15, 2001.
 

EnergyPlus
pdf document 		BSPRO COM-SERVER: INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN SOFTWARE TOOLS USING INDUSTRY FOUNDATION CLASSES,    
Antti Karola, Hannu Lahtela and Reijo Hanninen, Olof Granlund Oy, Finland; Rob Hitchcock, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA; Quinyan Chen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA; Stephan Dajka, AEA Technology, Canada; Kim Hagstrom, Halton Group, Finland. Proc. Building Simulation 2001, IBPSA, Rio de Janeiro, August 13-15, 2001.
 
LBNL-48341
pdf document 		EneryPlus: Creating a New-Generation Building Energy Simulation Program,
Dru Crawley, Linda Lawrie, Curt Pedersen, Rick Strand, Rich Liesen, Fred Winkelmann, Fred Buhl, Joe Huang, Ender Erdem, Dan Fisher, Mike Witte, Jason Glazer; Energy and Buildings 33(2001)319-331, April 2001.

LBNL-47972
pdf document 		Modeling Windows in EnergyPlus,
Frederick C. Winkelmann, Simulation Research Group, EETD, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, May 2001. Proc. Building Simulation 2001, IBPSA, Rio de Janeiro, September 2001.
 

EnergyPlus
pdf document 		Developing Thermal Intuition Using Building Thermal Simulations in the Classroom,
Richard K. Strand, University of Illinois, and Daniel E. Fisher, Oklahoma State University. Proc. Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Technology Conference, Cambridge, MA, July 2000.
 

LBNL-48367
pdf document 		EnergyPlus: A New-Generation Energy Analysis and Load Calculation Engine for Building Design,
Richard K. Strand, University of Illinois, Drury B. Crawley, U. S. Department of Energy, Curtis O. Pedersen and Richard J. Liesen, University of Illinois, Linda K. Lawrie, U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, F. C. Winkelmann, W. F. Buhl, and Y. J. Huang, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Daniel E. Fisher, Oklahoma State University. Proc. Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Technology Conference, Cambridge, MA, July 2000.
 

 
2000
 
LBNL-46005
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abstract only 		LINKING THE COMIS MULTI-ZONE AIRFLOW MODEL WITH ENERGYPLUS
Joe Huang, Fred Winkelmann, Fred Buhl, Curtis Pedersen, Daniel Fisher, Richard Liesen, Russell Taylor, Richard Strand, Drury Crawley and Linda Lawrie. Proc. Building Simulation 99, Kyoto, Japan, September 1999.
 
LBNL-46004
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abstract only 		A MODULAR LOOP-BASED APPROACH TO HVAC ENERGY SIMULATION AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN ENERGYPLUS
Daniel E. Fisher, Russel D. Taylor, Richard J. Liesen, Richard K. Strand (UIUC), Fred Buhl (LBNL). Proc. Building Simulation 99, Kyoto, Japan, September 1999. IBPSA.
 
LBNL-46003
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abstract only 		ENHANCING AND EXTENDING THE CAPABILITIES OF THE BUILDING HEAT BALANCE SIMULATION TECHNIQUE FOR USE IN ENERGYPLUS
Richard K. Strand (UI), Fred Winkelmann, Fred Buhl and Joe Huang (LBNL), Richard J. Liesen, Curtis Pedersen, Daniel E. Fisher, and Russel D. Taylor (UIUC). Proc. Building Simulation 99, Kyoto, Japan, September 1999. IBPSA.
 
LBNL-46002
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abstract only 		ENERGYPLUS: ENERGY SIMULATION PROGRAM
Drury B. Crawley (U.S. Department of Energy), Linda K. Lawrie (U.S. CERL), Curtis O. Pedersen (UIUC), Frederick C. Winkelmann (LBNL). ASHRAE Journal, Vol. 42, No. 4 (April), pp. 49-56.