Modeling hourly energy use in commercial buildings with Fourier series functional forms

Journal Article · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998 · Journal of Solar Energy Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2888072· OSTI ID:665315

Dhar, A ^[1]; Reddy, T A ^[2]; Claridge, D E ^[3]

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1. Enron Corp., Houston, TX (United States)
2. Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States). Civil and Architectural Engineering Dept.
3. Texas A and M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Mechanical Engineering Dept.

Hourly energy use in commercial buildings shows periodic variation in daily and annual cycles. Moreover, the pattern of variation is such that Fourier series functional forms provide one of the best approaches for modeling this behavior. Results from numerous case studies have demonstrated the power of Fourier series as a modeling tool to represent hourly energy use in commercial buildings. This paper describes the Fourier series approaches that have been developed for modeling energy use in commercial buildings and presents the results of application to data collected from many sites.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 665315
• Journal Information: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 120, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1998
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
DAILY VARIATIONS
ANNUAL VARIATIONS
FOURIER ANALYSIS