Open AccessA simulation study for a low carbon consumption HVAC project using EnergyPlus
Author(s) -
Sheng Zhu,
Jiufa Chen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of low-carbon technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.458
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1748-1325
pISSN - 1748-1317
DOI - 10.1093/ijlct/cts036
Subject(s) - hvac , air conditioning , chiller , energy consumption , boiler (water heating) , ventilation (architecture) , heat pump , chiller boiler system , automotive engineering , environmental science , simulation , architectural engineering , water chiller , engineering , mechanical engineering , waste management , electrical engineering , heat exchanger , refrigerant , physics , thermodynamics
This paper presents how to use EnergyPlus to model a complex building by describing in detail EnergyPlus input parameters of a designing factory. It reports energy consumption, energy operation cost and environment impact of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system used for space cooling and space heating in the factory. In this study, the HVAC system (System 1), a system with a nature gas boiler for space heating and a chiller for space cooling, is simulated using EnergyPlus. Moreover, the above-mentioned three indicators are calculated for HVAC System 2, the ground source heat pump system, based on the simulation results of System 1, and the annual economic and environmental benefits of the two systems were compared. © The Author 2012. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
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