BacNet and Analog/Digital Interfaces of the Building Controls Virtual Testbed
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
This paper gives an overview of recent developments in the Building Controls Virtual Test Bed (BCVTB), a framework for co-simulation and hardware-in-the-loop. First, a general overview of the BCVTB is presented. Second, we describe the BACnet interface, a link which has been implemented to couple BACnet devices to the BCVTB. We present a case study where the interface was used to couple a whole building simulation program to a building control system to assess in real-time the performance of a real building. Third, we present the ADInterfaceMCC, an analog/digital interface that allows a USB-based analog/digital converter to be linked to the BCVTB. In a case study, we show how the link was used to couple the analog/digital converter to a building simulation model for local loop control.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office
- Contributing Organization:
- Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 1168733
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-5446E
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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