Building Controls Virtual Test Bed
The Building Controls Virtual Test Bed (BCVTB) is a modular software environment that is based on the Ptolemy II software environment. The BCVTB can be used for design and analysis of heterogenous systems, such as building energy and controls systems. Our additions to Ptolemy II allow users to Couple to Ptolemy II simulation software such as EnergyPlus, MATLAB/Simulink or Dymola for data exchange during run-time. Future versions of the BCVTS will also contain an interface to BACnet which is a communication protocol for building Control systems, and interfaces to digital/analog converters that allow communication with controls hardware. Through Ptolemy II, the BCVTB provides a graphical model building environment, synchronizes the exchanged data and visualizes the system evolution during run- time.
- Short Name / Acronym:
- BCVTB
- Project Type:
- Open Source, No Publicly Available Repository
- Site Accession Number:
- 4288; LBNL CR-2580
- Software Type:
- Scientific
- License(s):
- Other
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOEPrimary Award/Contract Number:AC02-05CH11231
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231
- Code ID:
- 54668
- OSTI ID:
- 1231110
- Country of Origin:
- United States
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