Fast on-Site Measurement Campaigns and Simple Building Models Identification for Heating Control

AbstractEnergy consumption depends on buildings usage. For this reason energy management is a main goal. A building model embedded controller involves model choice and validation step. Models have to be both simple and reliable for real-time or predictive control application. This paper describes hybrid models approach using physics knowledge and measures. First a test is performed on a reduced scale building model. Secondly an experimental room including a floor heating system (FHS) is used. Three resistance-capacity (RC) models are proposed corresponding to different ways to consider FHS effect on inner temperature. The study reveals that knowledge of surface temperatures leads to the best description