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The Impact of Control Setpoints on Building Energy Use

Authors:
Stephen Treado
Xing Liu

Keywords: cooling; control systems; energy; heating; HVAC; optimization

Abstract:
This paper examines the impact of building Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) control system setpoints such as temperature and flow rate on total building energy requirements, for a typical system design and operation. Through the analysis focused on a summer and winter operating condition, the range of energy usage and the potential for minimizing building energy requirements by dynamically adjusting setpoints are presented in this paper.

Pages: 187 to 192

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: October 27, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4537

ISBN: 978-1-61208-308-7

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from October 27, 2013 to October 31, 2013