Energy Consumption Analysis of a Large Building at Memorial University

Abstract EN

In this paper, energy consumption analysis and a process to identify appropriate models based on heat dynamics for large structures are presented.

The analysis uses data from heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system sensors, as well as data from the indoor climate and energy software (IDA Indoor Climate and Energy (IDA-ICE) 4.7 simulation program).

Energy consumption data (e.g., power and hot water usage) agrees well with the new models.

The model is applicable in a variety of applications, such as forecasting energy consumption and controlling indoor climate.

In the study, both data-derived models and a grey-box model are tested, producing a complex building model with high accuracy.

Also, a case study of the S.

J.

Carew building at Memorial University, St.

John’s, Newfoundland, is presented.