System identification applied to energy saving in buildings: JRC course
3 October 1994 - 3 October 1994
Italy
The statistical identification of the thermal parameters of buildings and building components has emerged in recent years as a promising new tool for the assessment of the energy performance of buildings. The EC's Joint Research Centre has organized a course on this subject to take place in Ispra, Italy, on 3-7 October 1994.
The use of statistical identification methods is well established in many fields (such as process control and econometrics) but their application to building energy analysis is relatively new. Identification comprises the determination of a specific model and the subsequent estimation of its parameters based on a statistical analysis of measured input-output data from the system. The variables measured for a building would be indoor and outdoor temperatures, solar radiation and internal heat sources.
Possible applications are: energy labelling of buildings, performance control in energy management systems, field testing of building components and the validation of simulation tools.
The course will include a presentation of different approaches to modelling building energy flows, the basic concepts of identification methods, various identification techniques in current use, practical applications and a consideration of measurement problems. It is intended for those involved in research and applications of the thermal analysis of buildings, based on performance data. It will also provide a workshop for experts in identification techniques, for the exchange of ideas, to establish the state-of-the-art of system identification applied to energy saving, and to identify the most promising lines of research in this field.
For full information, please contact:
European Commission
DG XII/F-1
Attn. Mr. G. Deschamps
200 rue de la Loi
B-1049 Brussels
Fax. +32-2-2963024
The use of statistical identification methods is well established in many fields (such as process control and econometrics) but their application to building energy analysis is relatively new. Identification comprises the determination of a specific model and the subsequent estimation of its parameters based on a statistical analysis of measured input-output data from the system. The variables measured for a building would be indoor and outdoor temperatures, solar radiation and internal heat sources.
Possible applications are: energy labelling of buildings, performance control in energy management systems, field testing of building components and the validation of simulation tools.
The course will include a presentation of different approaches to modelling building energy flows, the basic concepts of identification methods, various identification techniques in current use, practical applications and a consideration of measurement problems. It is intended for those involved in research and applications of the thermal analysis of buildings, based on performance data. It will also provide a workshop for experts in identification techniques, for the exchange of ideas, to establish the state-of-the-art of system identification applied to energy saving, and to identify the most promising lines of research in this field.
For full information, please contact:
European Commission
DG XII/F-1
Attn. Mr. G. Deschamps
200 rue de la Loi
B-1049 Brussels
Fax. +32-2-2963024