Evaluation of Existing Programs for Simulation of Residential Building Energy Use

摘要

A review and evaluation of residential building energy analysis programs is carried out in six steps: (1) survey of the experience and needs of electric and gas utilities in residential building energy analysis; (2) identification and characterization of currently available programs capable of residential energy use analysis; (3) examination and summary of the intended capabilities of ten programs; (4) indepth analysis of the engineering bases of five programs; (5) test of the same five programs; and (6) establishing the strengths and limitations of the programs. Classification of the various analysis methods for estimating residential energy use is provided as a background for the study. The report includes a summary of the history of the development of the various programs and presents a discussion of the various thermal loads algorithms commonly employed.