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GridLAB-D Technical Support Document: Residential End-Use Module Version 1.0. (DE2008-939875).

DE2008939875

Publication Date	2008
Personal Author	Taylor, Z. T.; Gowri, K.; Katipamula, S.
Page Count	30
Abstract	The residential module implements the following end-uses and characteristics to simulate the power demand in a single family home: Water heater; Lights; Dishwasher; Range; Microwave; Refrigerator; Internal gains (plug loads); and House (heating/cooling loads). The house model considers the following four major heat gains/losses that contribute to the building heating/cooling load: (1) Conduction through exterior walls, roof and fenestration (based on envelope UA) (2) Air infiltration (based on specified air change rate) (3) Solar radiation (based on CLTD model and using tmy data) (4) Internal gains from lighting, people, equipment and other end-use objects. The equivalent thermal parameter (ETP) approach is used to model the residential loads and energy consumption. The following sections describe the modeling assumptions for each of the above end-uses and the details of power demand calculations in the residential module.
Keywords	Energy consumption Power demand Residential buildings Single family houses Water heaters Computerized simulation Roofs Solar radiation Air infiltration
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200908
Contract Number	DE-AC05-76RL01830

GridLAB-D Technical Support Document: Residential End-Use Module Version 1.0. (DE2008-939875).

GridLAB-D Technical Support Document: Residential End-Use Module Version 1.0. (DE2008-939875).
DE2008939875

Publication Date	2008
Personal Author	Taylor, Z. T.; Gowri, K.; Katipamula, S.
Page Count	30
Abstract	The residential module implements the following end-uses and characteristics to simulate the power demand in a single family home: Water heater; Lights; Dishwasher; Range; Microwave; Refrigerator; Internal gains (plug loads); and House (heating/cooling loads). The house model considers the following four major heat gains/losses that contribute to the building heating/cooling load: (1) Conduction through exterior walls, roof and fenestration (based on envelope UA) (2) Air infiltration (based on specified air change rate) (3) Solar radiation (based on CLTD model and using tmy data) (4) Internal gains from lighting, people, equipment and other end-use objects. The equivalent thermal parameter (ETP) approach is used to model the residential loads and energy consumption. The following sections describe the modeling assumptions for each of the above end-uses and the details of power demand calculations in the residential module.
Keywords	Energy consumption Power demand Residential buildings Single family houses Water heaters Computerized simulation Roofs Solar radiation Air infiltration
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200908
Contract Number	DE-AC05-76RL01830