Control with building mass-Part I: Thermal response model

In this paper we derive a general model and reliable identification procedures that can be applied autonomously for on-line forecasting of wall, zone, and whole building transient thermal responses. Several important aspects of building HVAC operation-fault detection, curtailment, verification, model-based control, and commissioning-are enabled or facilitated by use of accurate building-specific models. The methods of thermal response model identification developed in this work require little or no user intervention. Test cases for the model and identification procedures include a laboratory test room and a 60-unit apartment building in Ryazan, Russia.