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Title: Development of control quality factor for HVAC control loop performance assessment—II: Field testing and results (ASHRAE RP-1587)

Journal Article · · Science and Technology for the Built Environment
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  1. China Building Design Consultants, Beijing (China)
  2. The Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (United States); National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
  3. The Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (United States)
  4. Seventhwave, Madison, WI (United States)

This article is the third paper from the research project RP-1587, focusing on presenting a comprehensive field test of the proposed control quality factors (CQFs; i.e., CQF-Harris and CQF-exponentially weighted moving average [EWMA]) and testing results. Firstly, the simulated control loops and real control loops are evaluated for offline assessment. Then, the field experiment implemented for different HVAC control loops is assessed online using the proposed CQFs. Test results show that the proposed CQFs are capable of adequately and effectively assessing the HVAC control loop performance. The methodology of obtaining those CQFs is provided in the companion paper: Development of Control Quality Factor for HVAC Control Loop Performance Assessment I - Methodology (ASHRAE RP-1587) (Li et al. 2019 Li, Y., Z. D. O'Neill, and X. Zhou. 2019. Development of control quality factor for HVAC control loop performance assessment I - Methodology (ASHRAE RP-1587).

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE); International Energy Agency (IEA); USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1512673
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5500-73892
Journal Information:
Science and Technology for the Built Environment, Vol. 25, Issue 7; ISSN 2374-4731
Publisher:
Taylor & FrancisCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 4 works
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