Modeling and validation of the thermal behavior of buildings for the development of demand response methods

The representation of the thermal behaviour of the building is achieved through a relatively simple dynamic model that takes into account the effects due to the thermal mass of the building components. The model of a intra-floor apartment has been built in the Matlab-Simulink environment and considers the heat transmission through the external envelope, wall and windows, the internal thermal masses, (i.e. furniture, internal wall and floor slabs) and the sun gain due to opaque and see-through surfaces of the external envelope. The simulations results for the entire year have been compared and the model validated, with the one obtained with the dynamic building simulation software Energyplus.

Rouen Cathedral: The Portal (Sunlight)

Claude Monet; 3 ft. 3 1/4 in. x 2 ft. 1 55/64 in.; oil on canvas

The Fall of Icarus: center with figures

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; 2 ft. 5 9/64 in. x 3 ft. 8 3/32 in.; oil on canvas, mounted on wood

The Fall of Icarus: center with figures

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; 2 ft. 5 9/64 in. x 3 ft. 8 3/32 in.; oil on canvas, mounted on wood

The Triumph of Death

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; 3 ft. 10 1/16 in.x 5 ft. 3 25/32 in.; oil on panel

The Four Horsemen, from the Apocalypse series

Albrecht Dürer; 1 ft. 3 9/32 in.x 11 29/64 in.; woodcut

Parable of the Blind

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; 2 ft. 9-7/8 in. x 5 ft. 5/8 in.; tempera on canvas

Parable of the Blind

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; 2 ft. 9-7/8 in. x 5 ft. 5/8 in.; tempera on canvas