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Energy Demand Forecasting

Energy Demand Forecasting

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get_demand_results_file

  • Path: outputs/data/demand/B001.csv
  • File type: csv
  • Created by: demand
  • Used by: decentralized, optimization, sewage_potential, thermal_network
VariableDescriptionTypeUnitValues
dateTime stamp for each day of the year ascending in hour intervals.dateNAYYYY-MM-DD
E_sys_kWhEnd-use total electricity consumption (system-level demand) = Ea + El + Edata + Epro + Eaux + Ev + Evefloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Ea_kWhEnd-use electricity for appliancesfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Eal_kWhEnd-use electricity consumption of appliances and lighting, Eal = El_W + Ea_Wfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Eaux_kWhEnd-use auxiliary electricity consumption, Eaux = Eaux_fw + Eaux_ww + Eaux_cs + Eaux_hs + Ehs_lat_auxfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Edata_kWhEnd-use data centre electricity consumption.float[kWh]{0.0…n}
El_kWhEnd-use electricity for lightsfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Epro_kWhEnd-use electricity consumption for industrial processes.float[kWh]{0.0…n}
Ev_kWhEnd-use electricity for electric vehiclesfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Eve_kWhEnd-use electricity for ventilationfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
I_rad_kWhRadiative heat lossfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
I_sol_and_I_rad_kWhNet radiative heat gainfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
I_sol_kWhSolar heat gainfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
mcpcdata_sys_kWperCCapacity flow rate (mass flow* specific heat capacity) of the chilled water delivered to data centre.float[kW/C]{0.0…n}
mcpcre_sys_kWperCCapacity flow rate (mass flow* specific heat Capacity) of the chilled water delivered to refrigeration.float[kW/C]{0.0…n}
mcpcs_sys_ahu_kWperCCapacity flow rate (mass flow* specific heat Capacity) of the chilled water delivered to air handling units (space cooling).float[kW/C]{0.0…n}
mcpcs_sys_aru_kWperCCapacity flow rate (mass flow* specific heat Capacity) of the chilled water delivered to air recirculation units (space cooling).float[kW/C]{0.0…n}
mcpcs_sys_kWperCCapacity flow rate (mass flow* specific heat Capacity) of the chilled water delivered to space cooling.float[kW/C]{0.0…n}
mcpcs_sys_scu_kWperCCapacity flow rate (mass flow* specific heat Capacity) of the chilled water delivered to sensible cooling units (space cooling).float[kW/C]{0.0…n}
mcphs_sys_ahu_kWperCCapacity flow rate (mass flow* specific heat Capacity) of the warm water delivered to air handling units (space heating).float[kW/C]{0.0…n}
mcphs_sys_aru_kWperCCapacity flow rate (mass flow* specific heat Capacity) of the warm water delivered to air recirculation units (space heating).float[kW/C]{0.0…n}
mcphs_sys_kWperCCapacity flow rate (mass flow* specific heat Capacity) of the warm water delivered to space heating.float[kW/C]{0.0…n}
mcphs_sys_shu_kWperCCapacity flow rate (mass flow* specific heat Capacity) of the warm water delivered to sensible heating units (space heating).float[kW/C]{0.0…n}
mcptw_kWperCCapacity flow rate (mass flow* specific heat capacity) of the fresh waterfloat[kW/C]{0.0…n}
mcpww_sys_kWperCCapacity flow rate (mass flow* specific heat capacity) of domestic hot waterfloat[kW/C]{0.0…n}
nameUnique building ID. It must start with a letter.stringNAalphanumeric
peoplePredicted occupancy: number of people in buildingint[people]{0…n}
Q_gain_lat_peop_kWhLatent heat gain from peoplefloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Q_gain_sen_app_kWhSensible heat gain from appliancesfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Q_gain_sen_base_kWhSensible heat gain from transmission through the basefloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Q_gain_sen_data_kWhSensible heat gain from data centresfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Q_gain_sen_light_kWhSensible heat gain from lightingfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Q_gain_sen_peop_kWhSensible heat gain from peoplefloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Q_gain_sen_pro_kWhSensible heat gain from industrial processes.float[kWh]{0.0…n}
Q_gain_sen_roof_kWhSensible heat gain from transmission through the rooffloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Q_gain_sen_vent_kWhSensible heat gain from ventilation and infiltrationfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Q_gain_sen_wall_kWhSensible heat gain from transmission through the wallsfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Q_gain_sen_wind_kWhSensible heat gain from transmission through the windowsfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Q_loss_sen_ref_kWhSensible heat loss from refrigeration systemsfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
QC_sys_kWhTotal end-use cooling demand (system-level), QC_sys = Qcs_sys + Qcdata_sys + Qcre_sys + Qcpro_sysfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qcdata_kWhData centre space cooling demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qcdata_sys_kWhEnd-use data center cooling demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qcpro_sys_kWhProcess cooling demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qcre_kWhRefrigeration space cooling demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qcre_sys_kWhEnd-use refrigeration demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qcs_dis_ls_kWhCooling system distribution lossesfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qcs_em_ls_kWhCooling system emission lossesfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qcs_kWhUseful energy for space cooling (thermal demand at point of use)float[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qcs_lat_ahu_kWhAHU latent cooling demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qcs_lat_aru_kWhARU latent cooling demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qcs_lat_sys_kWhTotal latent cooling demand for all systemsfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sen_ahu_kWhAHU sensible cooling demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sen_aru_kWhARU sensible cooling demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sen_scu_kWhSHU sensible cooling demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sen_sys_kWhTotal sensible cooling demand for all systemsfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sys_ahu_kWhAHU system cooling demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sys_aru_kWhARU system cooling demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sys_kWhEnd-use space cooling demand (system-level including HVAC losses), Qcs_sys = Qcs_sen_sys + Qcs_lat_sys + Qcs_em_ls + Qcs_dis_lsfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sys_scu_kWhSCU system cooling demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
QH_sys_kWhTotal end-use heating demand (system-level), QH_sys = Qww_sys + Qhs_sys + Qhpro_sysfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qhpro_sys_kWhProcess heating demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qhs_dis_ls_kWhHeating system distribution lossesfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qhs_em_ls_kWhHeating system emission lossesfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qhs_kWhUseful energy for space heating (thermal demand at point of use)float[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qhs_lat_ahu_kWhAHU latent heating demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qhs_lat_aru_kWhARU latent heating demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qhs_lat_sys_kWhTotal latent heating demand for all systemsfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sen_ahu_kWhAHU sensible heating demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sen_aru_kWhARU sensible heating demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sen_shu_kWhSHU sensible heating demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sen_sys_kWhTotal sensible heating demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sys_ahu_kWhSpace heating demand in AHUfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sys_aru_kWhSpace heating demand in ARUfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sys_kWhEnd-use space heating demand (system-level including HVAC losses), Qhs_sys = Qhs_sen_sys + Qhs_em_ls + Qhs_dis_lsfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sys_shu_kWhSHU system heating demandfloat[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qww_kWhUseful energy for domestic hot water (thermal demand at taps)float[kWh]{0.0…n}
Qww_sys_kWhEnd-use domestic hot water demand (system-level including distribution losses)float[kWh]{0.0…n}
T_ext_COutdoor temperaturefloat[C]{0.0…n}
T_int_CIndoor temperaturefloat[C]{0.0…n}
Tcdata_sys_re_CCooling supply temperature of the data centrefloat[C]{0.0…n}
Tcdata_sys_sup_CCooling return temperature of the data centrefloat[C]{0.0…n}
Tcre_sys_re_CCooling return temperature of the refrigeration system.float[C]{0.0…n}
Tcre_sys_sup_CCooling supply temperature of the refrigeration system.float[C]{0.0…n}
Tcs_sys_re_ahu_CReturn temperature cooling systemfloat[C]{0.0…n}
Tcs_sys_re_aru_CReturn temperature cooling systemfloat[C]{0.0…n}
Tcs_sys_re_CSystem cooling return temperature.float[C]{0.0…n}
Tcs_sys_re_scu_CReturn temperature cooling systemfloat[C]{0.0…n}
Tcs_sys_sup_ahu_CSupply temperature cooling systemfloat[C]{0.0…n}
Tcs_sys_sup_aru_CSupply temperature cooling systemfloat[C]{0.0…n}
Tcs_sys_sup_CSystem cooling supply temperature.float[C]{0.0…n}
Tcs_sys_sup_scu_CSupply temperature cooling systemfloat[C]{0.0…n}
theta_o_COperative temperature in building (RC-model) used for comfort plottingfloat[C]{0.0…n}
Ths_sys_re_ahu_CReturn temperature heating systemfloat[C]{0.0…n}
Ths_sys_re_aru_CReturn temperature heating systemfloat[C]{0.0…n}
Ths_sys_re_CHeating system return temperature.float[C]{0.0…n}
Ths_sys_re_shu_CReturn temperature heating systemfloat[C]{0.0…n}
Ths_sys_sup_ahu_CSupply temperature heating systemfloat[C]{0.0…n}
Ths_sys_sup_aru_CSupply temperature heating systemfloat[C]{0.0…n}
Ths_sys_sup_CHeating system supply temperature.float[C]{0.0…n}
Ths_sys_sup_shu_CSupply temperature heating systemfloat[C]{0.0…n}
Tww_sys_re_CReturn temperature hotwater systemfloat[C]{0.0…n}
Tww_sys_sup_CSupply temperature hotwater systemfloat[C]{0.0…n}
x_intInternal mass fraction of humidity (water/dry air)float[kg/kg]{0.0…n}

get_occupancy_model_file

  • Path: outputs/data/occupancy/B001.csv
  • File type: csv
  • Created by: occupancy
  • Used by: demand
VariableDescriptionTypeUnitValues
DATETime stamp for each day of the year ascending in hourly intervalsdateNAYYYY-MM-DD
Ea_WElectrical load due to processesfloat[Wh]{0.0…n}
Ed_WElectrical load due to servers/data centersfloat[Wh]{0.0…n}
El_WElectrical load due to lightingfloat[Wh]{0.0…n}
Epro_WElectrical load due to processesfloat[Wh]{0.0…n}
people_pNumber of people in the buildingfloat[-]{0.0…n}
Qcpro_WProcess cooling loadfloat[Wh]{0.0…n}
Qcre_WCooling load due to cool room refrigerationfloat[Wh]{0.0…n}
Qhpro_WProcess heat loadfloat[Wh]{0.0…n}
Qs_WSensible heat load of peoplefloat[Wh]{0.0…n}
Tcs_set_CSet point temperature of space cooling systemstring[...C]alphanumeric
Ths_set_CSet point temperature of space heating systemstring[...C]alphanumeric
Ve_lpsVentilation ratefloat[L]{0.0…n}
Vw_lphFresh water consumption (includes cold and hot water)float[L]{0.0…n}
Vww_lphDomestic hot water consumptionfloat[L]{0.0…n}
X_ghMoisture released by occupantsfloat[g]{0.0…n}

get_total_demand

  • Path: outputs/data/demand/Total_demand.csv
  • File type: csv
  • Created by: demand
  • Used by: decentralized, emissions, network_layout, system_costs, optimization, sewage_potential, thermal_network
VariableDescriptionTypeUnitValues
Af_m2Conditioned floor area (heated/cooled)float[m2]{0.0…n}
Aocc_m2Occupied floor area (heated/cooled)float[m2]{0.0…n}
Aroof_m2Roof areafloat[m2]{0.0…n}
E_sys0_kWNominal end-use electricity demandfloat[kW]{0.0…n}
E_sys_MWhyrEnd-use total electricity consumption (system-level demand), E_sys = Eve + Ea + El + Edata + Epro + Eaux + Evfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Ea0_kWNominal end-use electricity for appliancesfloat[kW]{0.0…n}
Ea_MWhyrEnd-use electricity for appliancesfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Eal0_kWNominal Total net electricity for all sources and sinks.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Eal_MWhyrEnd-use electricity consumption of appliances and lighting, Eal = El_W + Ea_Wfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Eaux0_kWNominal Auxiliary electricity consumption.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Eaux_MWhyrEnd-use auxiliary electricity consumption, Eaux = Eaux_fw + Eaux_ww + Eaux_cs + Eaux_hs + Ehs_lat_auxfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Edata0_kWNominal Data centre electricity consumption.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Edata_MWhyrElectricity consumption for data centersfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
El0_kWNominal end-use electricity for lightsfloat[kW]{0.0…n}
El_MWhyrEnd-use electricity for lightsfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Epro0_kWNominal Industrial processes electricity consumption.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Epro_MWhyrElectricity supplied to industrial processesfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Ev0_kWNominal end-use electricity for electric vehiclesfloat[kW]{0.0…n}
Ev_MWhyrEnd-use electricity for electric vehiclesfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Eve0_kWNominal end-use electricity for ventilationfloat[kW]{0.0…n}
Eve_MWhyrEnd-use electricity for ventilationfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
GFA_m2Gross floor areafloat[m2]{0.0…n}
nameUnique building ID. It must start with a letter.stringNAalphanumeric
people0Nominal occupancyint[people]{0…n}
QC_sys0_kWNominal Total system cooling demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
QC_sys_MWhyrTotal end-use cooling demand (system-level), QC_sys = Qcs_sys + Qcdata_sys + Qcre_sys + Qcpro_sysfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qcdata0_kWNominal Data centre cooling demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qcdata_MWhyrData centre cooling demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qcdata_sys0_kWNominal end-use data center cooling demandfloat[kW]{0.0…n}
Qcdata_sys_MWhyrEnd-use data center cooling demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qcpro_sys0_kWNominal process cooling demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qcpro_sys_MWhyrYearly processes cooling demand.float[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qcre0_kWNominal Refrigeration cooling demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qcre_MWhyrRefrigeration cooling demand for the systemfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qcre_sys0_kWNominal refrigeration cooling demandfloat[kW]{0.0…n}
Qcre_sys_MWhyrEnd-use refrigeration demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qcs0_kWNominal Total cooling demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qcs_dis_ls0_kWNominal Cooling distribution losses.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qcs_dis_ls_MWhyrCooling distribution lossesfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qcs_em_ls0_kWNominal Cooling emission losses.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qcs_em_ls_MWhyrCooling emission lossesfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qcs_lat_ahu0_kWNominal AHU latent cooling demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qcs_lat_ahu_MWhyrAHU latent cooling demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qcs_lat_aru0_kWNominal ARU latent cooling demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qcs_lat_aru_MWhyrARU latent cooling demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qcs_lat_sys0_kWNominal System latent cooling demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qcs_lat_sys_MWhyrLatent cooling demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qcs_MWhyrUseful energy for space cooling (thermal demand at point of use)float[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sen_ahu0_kWNominal AHU system cooling demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sen_ahu_MWhyrAHU system cooling demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sen_aru0_kWNominal ARU system cooling demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sen_aru_MWhyrARU system cooling demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sen_scu0_kWNominal SCU system cooling demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sen_scu_MWhyrSCU system cooling demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sen_sys0_kWNominal Sensible system cooling demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sen_sys_MWhyrSensible system cooling demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sys0_kWNominal end-use space cooling demandfloat[kW]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sys_ahu0_kWNominal AHU system cooling demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sys_ahu_MWhyrAHU system cooling demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sys_aru0_kWNominal ARU system cooling demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sys_aru_MWhyrARU system cooling demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sys_MWhyrEnd-use space cooling demand (system-level including HVAC losses), Qcs_sys = Qcs_sen_sys + Qcs_lat_sys + Qcs_em_ls + Qcs_dis_lsfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sys_scu0_kWNominal SCU system cooling demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qcs_sys_scu_MWhyrSCU system cooling demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
QH_sys0_kWNominal total building heating demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
QH_sys_MWhyrTotal end-use heating demand (system-level)float[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qhpro_sys0_kWNominal process heating demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qhpro_sys_MWhyrYearly processes heating demand.float[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qhs0_kWNominal Total heating demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qhs_dis_ls0_kWNominal Heating system distribution losses.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qhs_dis_ls_MWhyrHeating system distribution lossesfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qhs_em_ls0_kWNominal Heating emission losses.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qhs_em_ls_MWhyrHeating system emission lossesfloat[MWh/year]{0.0…n}
Qhs_lat_ahu0_kWNominal AHU latent heating demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qhs_lat_ahu_MWhyrAHU latent heating demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qhs_lat_aru0_kWNominal ARU latent heating demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qhs_lat_aru_MWhyrARU latent heating demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qhs_lat_sys0_kWNominal System latent heating demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qhs_lat_sys_MWhyrSystem latent heating demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qhs_MWhyrUseful energy for space heating (thermal demand at point of use)float[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sen_ahu0_kWNominal AHU sensible heating demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sen_ahu_MWhyrSensible heating demand in AHUfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sen_aru0_kWARU sensible heating demandfloat[kW]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sen_aru_MWhyrARU sensible heating demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sen_shu0_kWNominal SHU sensible heating demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sen_shu_MWhyrSHU sensible heating demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sen_sys0_kWNominal HVAC systems sensible heating demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sen_sys_MWhyrSensible heating demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sys0_kWNominal end-use space heating demandfloat[kW]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sys_ahu0_kWNominal AHU sensible heating demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sys_ahu_MWhyrAHU system heating demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sys_aru0_kWNominal ARU sensible heating demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sys_aru_MWhyrARU sensible heating demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sys_MWhyrEnd-use space heating demand (system-level including HVAC losses), Qhs_sys = Qhs_sen_sys + Qhs_em_ls + Qhs_dis_lsfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sys_shu0_kWNominal SHU sensible heating demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qhs_sys_shu_MWhyrSHU sensible heating demandfloat[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qww0_kWNominal DHW heating demand.float[kW]{0.0…n}
Qww_MWhyrUseful energy for domestic hot water (thermal demand at taps)float[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}
Qww_sys0_kWNominal end-use hotwater demandfloat[kW]{0.0…n}
Qww_sys_MWhyrEnd-use domestic hot water demand (system-level including distribution losses)float[MWh/yr]{0.0…n}

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