EnergyPlus Training Detailed Syllabus

Submitted by eryd on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 4:29pm

Detailed Syllabus
Below is the complete list of topics to be covered in the EnergyPlus Workshop. Each session will start with a short lecture, typically 10 minutes but can be longer. The workshop will focus of participants experience in going through the problems anddevelop a good work habit in doing simulation.

Session	Topic	Description
DAY 1
Session 1	Simulation Overview and EnergyPlus Demo	Step-by-step intro to EnergyPlus, doing A-to-Z simulation
Session 2	EnergyPlus Overview and Simulation Process	Comparing EnergyPlus with other software and overview of building performance simulation process
Session 3	Geometry Development: Introduction to OpenStudio	A crash course in SketchUp and OpenStudio
Session 4	Materials and Constructions	Populating the essential components of energy model (material properties and internal gains)
LUNCH
Session 5	Internal Gains and Schedules	Including new schedules in OpenStudio
Session 6	Simulation Control and Zone Control	Running EnergyPlus with different scenarios
Session 7	Results analysis and reporting	Different reporting options in Eplus
Session 8	Assignment	Setup your own simulation work
DAY 2
Session 9	Scripting for EnergyPlus input	Introduction to scripts and macros: automating tasks, handling large projects
Session 10	Weather Analysis and Data Sources	How to find the weather data and what kind of data analysis can be made in EnergyPlus
Session 11	Daylight Analysis	Daylight analysis in EnergyPlus: capabilities and limitations
Session 12	Advanced control system in EnergyPlus	How to use user-defined control system: define your own controlled parameters and their associated actuators.
LUNCH
Session 13	HVAC Template Example	Introduction to a simple HVAC template in EnergyPlus
Session 14	Energy Cost Definition	How to define energy cost from the utility data.
Session 15	Parametric run in EnergyPlus	How to setup parametric run in EnergyPlus
Session 16	LEED Reporting	LEED Reporting
DAY 3
Session 17	Overview of HVAC Templates	How HVAC template is used in EnergyPlus to simplify HVAC system definition
Session 18	Manual definition of HVAC systems	HVAC definition: the hard way
Session 19	Custom efficiency curve	How to develop efficiency curve from manufacturer's data
Session 20	Sizing HVAC system	Can EnergyPlus be used as a sizing tool?
LUNCH
Session 21	HVAC system examples	Simulating ground source heat pump system, chaning system components, adding DOAS, VRF system.
Session 22		Simulating ground source heat pump system, chaning system components, adding DOAS, VRF system.
Session 23	Passive systems in EnergyPlus	Simulating thermal mass, night flush, natural ventilation and hybrid system.
Session 24	Introduction to OpenStudio	OpenStudio is not only a SketchUp plugins. The session will cover a broad introduction on what OpenStudio has to offer.