Version No.		3
Date		18/05/2018
Author(s)		TAN, MA / EDF

The building's thermal and electricity consumption is controlled by the building controller. This control function is an implicit one that sets each building's consumption to the demand as calculated from the outside air temperature. It is therefore considered that at each time step, the building‘s thermal and electricity consumption is determined by the outside air temperature, and the controller attributes this value to the consumption considered by the model.

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The building’s thermal and electricityr consumption are defined using synthesized data. Considering outside temperature, occupancy profiles etc., the demand profiles are allocated. Yearly distribution as well as day—night and seasonal cycles are preserved.

A perfect match between energy demand profile and the energy consumption is considered at every time step.

Limitation concerning this controller could be caused by input data. The more precise the input data, the more precise the demand profile that is generated. Another limitation arises from the simplified assumption that all data are deterministic. No degree of uncertaonty is considered for the demand profiles, thus reinforcing the dependency of the controller to input data.
Finally, a limitation could be the fact that, several parameters influencing the demand profiles are not considered.

 

Use case example		Analyzes thermal and electrical consumption ofeach building compared to the demand
Date created
Actor
Description		implicit assumption that output data (consumption) strictly follows input data (demand)
Preconditions		User must have previously ran model
Postconditions		-
Priority		-
Frequency of use		Once for every optimization scenario ran
Normal course		Display input/output time series
Alternative course		-
Exceptions		-
Assumptions		-
Notes and issues		-

The control function is implicit. This means, that for every input time series concerning the thermal and electrical demand, the thermal and electrical consumption is considered identical. The assumption is therefore that the consumption is set according to the demand profile.

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