THE EVALUATION OF TRNSYS IN CREATING ADVANCED ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN BUILDINGS
Open Access
Author:
Klinetob, Sarah
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Degree:
Master of Science
Document Type:
Master Thesis
Date of Defense:
None
Committee Members:
Dr, David Riley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor David R Riley Ii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Keywords:
TRNSYS solar
Abstract:
In meeting the energy demands in today’s society, a number of environmental, political, economic, and societal issues, in both a local and world perspective, have emerged. Together these issues have influenced a reexamination in the way today’s energy demands should be met, with a particular look into renewable energy technologies.
A particular energy system of focus is a residential, grid-tied solar system with advanced energy management. This system incorporates energy storage into the dynamics of the system, so as to take advantage of electricity rate structures, enhancing the value of solar power, and providing grid and resident security. However, there currently does not exist any accurate or robust modeling tools to analyze the dynamics or suitability of such a system for any given situation.
This thesis examines the suitability of the energy simulation program TRNSYS (Transient Energy System Simulation Tool) in creating advanced energy system simulations. Analysis of the system and subsystem physical dynamics and economics was performed. Next, based off this analysis, a tool consisting of TRNSYS simulations and an Excel spreadsheet was created, which required custom programming of TRNSYS and which provided extensive insight into the creation of simulations using TRNSYS. Finally, a guide to creating accurate and robust advanced energy system simulations was developed and organized.
