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Re: [TRNSYS-users] Using Trnsys for BREEAM certification

Isabelle,
  TRNSYS models economizers in a few different ways. Unless I am mistaken, there is an economizer model in the TESS HVAC library (an add-on to the standard TRNSYS library of components). However, economizers vary widely in their control. Fundamentally, they increase the amount of outdoor air that is brought into the building when ambient conditions are favorable. The operation of such a device can be easily modeled using equations within the TRNSYS input file. So yes, TRNSYS can model the ASHRAE reference building economizer but it isn't necessarily a plug-and-play situation.
Kind regards,
 David


On 10/18/2010 05:03, Isabelle BRUYERE wrote:

Dear David, dear Matt,

 

 

We are currently working on various projects for which a BREEAM certification is intended.

So, we would like to obtain, from BRE, an agreement for the use of TRNSYS to evaluate energy consumption and thermal comfort. To do so, we have to answer a list of questions (see attached file) or demonstrate that Trnsys has already been agreed for another study.

 

Are you aware of a project for which Trnsys was used in the context of a BREEAM certification? If not, can you help us answering the following questions:

-       Does the software model economisers as requested by the ASHRAE reference building?

-       Has Trnsys been tested according to the BESTEST set or, alternatively, EN 15265 and according to ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 140-2004?

 

Thanks already for your help!

 

Best regards,

 

Isabelle Bruyère

 

 

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