Towards a generic procedure for modeling buildings and their thermal zones

In this paper, a procedure to model buildings and their thermal zones is studied. Since, ideally, the developed methodology should be applicable to different buildings, at different scales and in different locations, a feasibility study is necessary. The experiments used to test the flexibility of the model structure and the adaptability of the modeling procedure itself are presented. The obtained results show that the chosen model class (linear state-space models) is complex enough to model thermal zones at different scales. Finally, the adaptability of the modeling procedure is been tested, by applying it to different buildings with various Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems and in different meteorological conditions. Again, the obtained results are satisfying.