modelSimplifiedZone1

One-zone simplified model with equivalent building envelope component (wall, floor) and user-defined Uvalue
Diagram of SimplifiedZone1

Information

Linearised and time-invariant model of a single zone considering equivalent building components and a user-defined Uvalue

Hypothesis and equations

This model allows the representation of Individual House / Collective Housing / Tertiary Building in single zone. The modelling is simplified to consider only an equivalent external wall and an equivalent glazing surface both being independant of the orientation.

The level of thermal losses represented by Ubat is a parameter of the model. This model leads to a linear time-invariant model that can be reduced.

Geometry

Model of a parallelepiped 0D-1D square section single-zone. The building height depends on the number of levels (NbNiveau), on total air volume (Vair) and on the living area (SH). Glazing are defined by a total surface.

Building typology

Constructive system (materials and layers thicknesses) are considered in detail through wall definition caracParoiExt, caracPlancher...

Inertia is adjustable by choosing the constructive mode.

Physics

The external wall describe the ceiling/roof and the external vertical walls. They are subject to short-wave and long-wave radiations (SWR and LWR).

Long-wave radiations on the glazing and walls outer faces are linearized.

The calculation of incident and transmitted irradiations is outsourced of this model and is performed by a SolarBC model. This calculation is detailed and considers the influence of the walls and glazing orientation. Therefore the non-linear incidence of the angle of incidence for short-wave radiation, is outsourced. The transmitted irradiation through the glazing is absorbed on floor(s) surface.

The coefficient B defined a boundary condition in term of temperature on the outer face of the lowest floor.

Bibliography

Refer to walls and glazings modelling assumptions.

Eui-Jong Kim, Gilles Plessis, Jean-Luc Hubert, Jean-Jacques Roux, 2014.Urban energy simulation: Simplification and reduction of building envelope models. Energy and Buildings 84 p193-202.

Instructions for use

The irradiation connectors should be connected to a FLUXzone model. The outdoor temperature port must be connected to a weather data reader Meteofile.

Known limits / Use precautions

Depending on the chosen constructive system and the type of glazing, Ubat cannot be chosen anyhow. It must necessarily be bounded. An error message occurs when the selected Ubat is out of this range.

Validations

Validated model - Gilles Plessis, Hassan Bouia 03/2013

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BuildSysPro version 3.6.0
Author : Gilles PLESSIS, Hassan BOUIA, EDF (2013)
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Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Global parameters
Modelica.Units.SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransferUbatDeperditive coefficient for for thermal losses by transmission
IntegerNbNiveau1Number of floors, minimum = 1
Modelica.Units.SI.VolumeVair240Air volume
Modelica.Units.SI.AreaSH100Living surface area
RealrenouvVentilation and/or infiltration flow [vol/h]
Glazing
Modelica.Units.SI.AreaSurfaceVitreeTotal glazed surface
Modelica.Units.SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransferkGlazing thermal conductivity
RealskyViewFactorWindowsAverage sky view factor between glazings and sky (example: upward=1, vertical in clear environment=0.5)
RealAbsVitrage0.1Absorptance
RealepsWindows0.9LWR emissivity
Walls
BuildSysPro.Utilities.Records.GenericWallparaParoiExtExternal walls definition
Modelica.Units.SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransferhs_ext_paroiExt18Convective heat transfer coefficient on the outer face for the vertical walls
Modelica.Units.SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransferhs_int_paroiExt7.7Convective heat transfer coefficient on the inner face for the vertical walls
BuildSysPro.Utilities.Records.GenericWallparaPlancherFloor definition
Modelica.Units.SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransferhs_sub_Plancher5.88Convective heat transfer coefficient on the lower face for the floors
Modelica.Units.SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransferhs_sup_Plancher5.88Convective heat transfer coefficient on the upper face for the floors
Realb0.1Weighting coefficient for non-heated zones
RealskyViewFactorParoisAverage sky view factor between walls and the sky (exemple: upward=1, vertical in clear environment=0.5)
Realalpha_ext0.6Absorptance of outer walls SWR
RealepsParois0.7Outer walls emissivity in LWR
Initialisation
Modelica.Units.SI.TemperatureTinit292.15Initialisation temperature

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
BuildSysPro.BaseClasses.HeatTransfer.Interfaces.HeatPort_aT_extAir temperature
BuildSysPro.BaseClasses.HeatTransfer.Interfaces.HeatPort_aT_intIndoor air heat port
BuildSysPro.BoundaryConditions.Solar.Interfaces.SolarFluxInputFluxIncGlazingSurface incident solar flux on glazings
BuildSysPro.BoundaryConditions.Solar.Interfaces.SolarFluxInputFluxIncWallSurface incident solar flux on external walls
BuildSysPro.BoundaryConditions.Solar.Interfaces.SolarFluxInputFluxTrGlazingTransmitted solar flux through glazings (must take into account the influence of incidence)
BuildSysPro.BaseClasses.HeatTransfer.Interfaces.HeatPort_aT_skySky temperature for LW radiation

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
RealUbatEffectifT_int.Q_flow/Sdeper

Revisions

Gilles Plessis 09/2015 : Ajout d'assert prévenant la non définition de couche isolante.

Gilles Plessis 03/2016 : Paramètres hs_ext_Plancher et hs_int_Plancher renommés en hs_sub_Plancher et hs_sup_Plancher.

Benoît Charrier 02/2017 : Deleting useless solar transmission coefficient Tr because of transmitted solar radiation in input.