BuildSysPro: a Modelica library for modelling buildings and energy systems

Abstract

This paper presents the BuildSysPro Modelica li-brary developed by the department of Energy in Buildings and Territories (EnerBaT) of EDF R&D. After a description of the library's structure and con-tent, BESTEST validation results and a use case are presented. This library is designed to be used in several con-texts including building physics research, global per-formance evaluation, technology development and impact assessment. It is also a basis for urban and building stock simulation. BuildSysPro is intended for a relatively large audience ranging from R&D scientists to building services engineers. BuildSysPro contains classes to describe the whole building and its energy systems including envelope components, HVAC systems and other energy con-version devices (DHW, thermal and photovoltaic panels…) and boundary conditions models. The models are designed for static and dynamic use, and for the representation of 0D/1D pure thermal and fluid dynamics. BuildSysPro in its current version contains around 380 models and 130 functions.