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Hardware-in-the-loop Laboratory Performance Verification of Flexible Building Equipment in a Typical Commercial Building
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Hardware-in-the-loop Laboratory Performance Verification of Flexible Building Equipment in a Typical Commercial Building

Jin Wen, Zhelun Chen, James Lo, Yicheng Li, Gabriel Grajewski, Zheng O'Neill, Zhiyao Yang, Caleb Calfa, Yangyang Fu, Steven T. Bushby, …
10 Jul 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2172/2571482
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ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION load flexibility, hardware-in-the-loop, occupant behavior
This project aims to develop high-resolution equipment performance and occupant data that quantifies demand flexibility in typical commercial buildings. The dataset documented in this report includes comprehensive time-series measurements from hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) experiments conducted across multiple testbeds designed to simulate realistic operational environments for HVAC systems. Specifically, it captures minute-by-minute high-resolution data on the performance of various typical HVAC systems, including a variable-air-volume (VAV) air handling unit (AHU) system with chillers and an ice tank in the Intelligent Building Agents Laboratory (IBAL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a two-stage air-source heat pump (ASHP) at the NIST, and a water-source heat pump (WSHP) at Texas A&M University (TAMU). The data were generated under a range of controlled conditions reflecting different grid scenarios and climatic influences, as well as various control strategies, building types, occupancy patterns, and occupant behaviors. This dataset provides DE-EE0009153 Final Report 5 detailed insights into the demand flexibility of these systems, including their response to grid signals, occupant behaviors, energy consumption patterns, and operational efficiency under different conditions.

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