Co-simulation for buildings and smart energy systems — A taxonomic review

Alfalouji, Qamar; Schranz, Thomas; Falay, Basak; Wilfling, Sandra; Exenberger, Johannes; Mattausch, Thorsten; Gomes, Cláudio; Schweiger, Gerald

doi:10.1016/j.simpat.2023.102770

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“…Frontiers in Built Environment frontiersin.org B. The lack of a clear taxonomy for smart buildings, a clear taxonomy for smart buildings, or the organization of their various components and subsystems, is currently lacking in the field (Alfalouji et al, 2023). C. The lack of identified basic dimensions of smart buildings, the absence of identified basic dimensions of smart buildings contributes to the difficulty in defining and assessing their performance (Ejidike and Mewomo, 2023).…”

Section: Challenges Pertaining To the Programming And Feasibility Ana...mentioning

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“…The lack of skilled and specialized maintenance and operation technicians, it is important to make sure there are enough skilled technicians available and to provide training and education to help them become specialized in this area. (Hamida et al, 2022, Alanne and Sierla, 2022, Alfalouji et al, 2023, AlMuharraqi et al, 2022, Balta-Ozkan et al, 2013, Holt, 2013 Frontiers in Built Environment frontiersin.org e. Lack of ensured guaranties and warranties, this could make it difficult for the users to get help if something goes wrong or to be confident in the quality of the technology they are using. f. There is a continuous change in operation and maintenance requirements, which affects systems' effectiveness, for the systems to remain effective and efficient, they should be adapted and adjusted as needed to ensure they can still perform well even as changes occur.…”

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Assessment of the challenges influencing the adoption of smart building technologies

Baharetha,

Soliman,

Hassanain

et al. 2024

Front. Built Environ.

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Introduction: Over the past few decades, there has been an increasing focus on Smart Building Projects (SBP) and the technologies associated with them. Numerous studies have been conducted globally to define smart building technologies (SBT), identify challenges, and explore areas for improvement. This study aims to examine the concept and terminology of SBT and the expertise and experience of participants in SBP in the Arab Gulf countries, specifically Saudi Arabia. The study also investigates the challenges faced by SBT throughout its life cycle.Methods: To identify and assess the challenges affecting the adoption of smart building technologies. This approach included a literature review, pilot-testing, and a questionnaire survey. The survey targeted a sample of 90 architects/engineers, managers, and contractors.Results: A total of 55 challenges were identified and categorized into four groups, corresponding to the key phases of the project life cycle. These phases include the programming and feasibility analysis phase, design phase, installation and commissioning phase, and operation and maintenance phase. The findings of this research expand the body of knowledge by providing architects/engineers, managers, and contractors in the architecture, engineering, construction, and facility management (AEC/FM) industry with insights into the influential challenges related to the adoption of SBT. In conclusion, this study sheds light on the concept and terminology of smart building technologies and explores the challenges faced by SBT during its life cycle. By identifying and categorizing these challenges, the study provides valuable information to AEC/FM practitioners, enabling them to overcome obstacles and improve the adoption of SBT.

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Assessment of the challenges influencing the adoption of smart building technologies

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Soliman,

Hassanain

et al. 2024

Front. Built Environ.

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“…This process consists of developing virtual models that reproduce certain behaviors of a real system, avoiding the need to create costly physical prototypes and facilitating the process of validation and verification [2]. These models often reside in disparate modeling and simulation (M&S) environments, either because they have been developed by different vendors and they want to preserve confidentiality [3], or because it is wanted to implement part of the model on a specific hardware platform in order to verify its performance in a specific environment [4]. Testing the correct interaction between these elements at an early stage of the development phase facilitates the process of validation and verification of them.…”

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Testing the Verification and Validation Capability of a DCP-Based Interface for Distributed Real-Time Applications

Segura,

Calderón,

Poggi

et al. 2023

Electronics

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Cyber–physical systems (CPS) integrate diverse elements developed by various vendors, often dispersed geographically, posing significant development challenges. This paper presents an improved version of our previously developed co-simulation interface based on the non-proprietary Distributed Co-Simulation Protocol (DCP) standard, now optimized for broader hardware platform compatibility. The core contributions include a demonstration of the interface’s hardware-agnostic capabilities and its straightforward adaptability across different platforms. Furthermore, we provide a comparative analysis of our interface against the original DCP. It is validated via various X-in-the-Loop simulations, reinforcing the interface’s versatility and applicability in diverse scenarios, such as distributed real-time executions, verification and validation processes, or Intellectual Property protection.

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“…This process consists of developing virtual models that reproduce certain behaviours of a real system, thus avoiding the need to create costly physical prototypes and facilitating the process of validation and verification (Marwedel 2021). It is common that these models are located in different modelling and simulation (M&S) environments, either because they have been developed by different vendors and they want to preserve confidentiality (Falcone and Garro 2019), or because it is wanted to implement part of the model on a specific hardware platform in order to verify its performance in a specific environment (Alfalouji et al 2023). Testing the correct interaction between these elements at an early stage of the development phase facilitates the process of validation and verification of them.…”

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Testing the verification and validation capability of a DCP based interface for distributed real-time applications

Segura,

Calderón,

Poggi

et al. 2023

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings

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Cyber-physical systems are composed of a variety of elements developed by different vendors that are often geographically distributed. Therefore, its development process presents a double challenge: each element has to be developed individually and, at the same time, a correct interaction with the rest of the elements has to be ensured. In a previous work, we proposed and developed an interface, based on the non-proprietary Distributed Co-simulation Protocol standard, to ease the interaction between these elements. In this paper, we improve it to be applicable in a variety of hardware platforms and we test its applicability for the verification and validation process. To do so, firstly, we prove that our interface is hardware agnostic, demonstrating its easy implementation on different platforms. Secondly, we test its applicability in different X-in-the-Loop simulations. Finally, we also test its behaviour in distributed real-time executions, a necessary requirement for linking elements from different suppliers and helping to preserve their Intellectual Property.

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Co-simulation for buildings and smart energy systems — A taxonomic review

Cited by 16 publications

References 89 publications

Assessment of the challenges influencing the adoption of smart building technologies

Assessment of the challenges influencing the adoption of smart building technologies

Testing the Verification and Validation Capability of a DCP-Based Interface for Distributed Real-Time Applications

Testing the verification and validation capability of a DCP based interface for distributed real-time applications

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