[Bldg-sim] 8760 Load Profiles

Jennings, Coles via Bldg-sim bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
Wed Jun 21 07:29:56 PDT 2017


Hello all,

I’ve gotten some great responses, both privately and on the public thread. I really appreciate the feedback from the group. The consensus definitely appears to be to use the DoE prototype buildings to create sample load profiles. For those that are not already aware, I located this database, which includes both commercial and residential 8,760 load profiles, broken out by end-use:

http://en.openei.org/datasets/dataset/commercial-and-residential-hourly-load-profiles-for-all-tmy3-locations-in-the-united-states

The commercial profiles are based on the DoE prototypes and have been run for just about every significant location in the US. Does anyone else have experience with this database?

My search continues for a repository of real, metered data to complement the simulation data. Modeling is always my first tool in the toolkit as well, but the more metered data I see coming back from our clients (which can take a lot of begging to get), the more I realize that some of the “typical” profiles from standard modeling guidelines are a little more idealized than I used to think.

Thanks to all,

Coles Jennings PE, BEMP, LEED AP BD+C
Sr. Energy Engineer, Building Sciences Manager | Mason & Hanger
A Day & Zimmermann Company
D 804.521.7045 | O 804.285.4171 | F 804.217.8520
4880 Sadler Road, Suite 300 | Glen Allen, VA 23060
Mason & Hanger<http://www.masonandhanger.com/>
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From: Dru Crawley [mailto:dbcrawley at gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 5:32 PM
To: Jennings, Coles <Coles.Jennings at MasonandHanger.com>
Cc: bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Bldg-sim] 8760 Load Profiles

One option is to use the reference building models used to test development of ASHRAE Standard 90.1 and output 8760 hour end-use data. The models by themselves do not output the 8760 data but it is a minor tweak to allow them to do that. 18 building types available in 16 climate zones.  https://www.energycodes.gov/development/commercial/prototype_models<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.energycodes.gov_development_commercial_prototype-5Fmodels&d=DwMFaQ&c=xB5UQg5qXm2axe_t44neldV-XNditz6D2ZXZLA0vHlE&r=JrIPsTq2z-_669uhqn51VqSZFL7dpX6NqxKBTKpeQZ9m5XksAJHnQhCI_rEcbMFG&m=cqRY1mJf56oxqepBYgWSPa-8S1fLmGwU3qsjkHWFRgQ&s=-18u1FuXkYX77l1jU7blP0wJRKPaaTqoJKDmMVwDwwA&e=>

On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 11:34 AM, Jennings, Coles via Bldg-sim <bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org<mailto:bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org>> wrote:
Hello all,

We’re conducting a microgrid study for a campus-style facility and need to be able to aggregate the hourly loads of the campus buildings (various types and sizes) into a single load profile. I’m reaching out to gauge what the best sources are for typical 8,760 building load profiles (free or purchased). Ideally these would be broken out by end-use category, but that’s not a strict requirement. At a minimum, I’d need the ability to pull a unique profile based on building use type and climate zone.

Thanks,

Coles Jennings PE, BEMP, LEED AP BD+C
Sr. Energy Engineer, Building Sciences Manager | Mason & Hanger
A Day & Zimmermann Company
D 804.521.7045<tel:(804)%20521-7045> | O 804.285.4171<tel:(804)%20285-4171> | F 804.217.8520<tel:(804)%20217-8520>
4880 Sadler Road, Suite 300 | Glen Allen, VA 23060
Mason & Hanger<http://www.masonandhanger.com/>
We do what we say.®



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