Comparison of user performance when applying system identification for assessment of the energy performance of building components

A. Androutsopoulos, J. J. Bloem, H.A.L. van Dijk, Paul H. Baker

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    Abstract

    The application of system identification techniques to the energy performance assessment of buildings and building components requires a high level of knowledge of physical and mathematical processes. This factor, combined with the quality of the data, the description of the monitoring procedure and test environment, together with the experience of the user of the analysis software itself, can produce varying results from different users when applying different models and software packages. Past international system identification competitions (1994 and 1996) demonstrated the spread in results that can be expected regarding the application of different models and techniques to the same benchmark data. The PASLINK EEIG has attempted to consolidate and strengthen knowledge and expertise of system identification techniques within the grouping and also ensure that data analysis meets minimum quality levels. This paper compares the spread in results obtained during the previous competitions to that obtained during the workshops carried out by the PASLINK EEIG following 10 years of networking activities in the field.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)189-196
    Number of pages8
    JournalBuilding and Environment: the International Journal of Building Science and its Applications
    Volume43
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2008

    Keywords

    • energy performance
    • dynamic analysis
    • buildings
    • building components

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