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Agenda for team meeting

Date: Nov. 15, 2018, 9:00-10:30 Pacific Time

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Slides

Slides are posted at https://github.com/lbl-srg/obc/blob/master/meetings/2018-11-15-team

Agenda

  1. Upcoming deadlines (Michael, 10 min)
  2. Verification of control sequences (Michael, 15 min)
  3. Implementation of control sequences for primary systems (Milica, 10 min)
  4. Case study (Milica, 10 min)
  5. Commercialization plan (Phil, 30 min)
  6. Next steps (5 min)

Minutes

Attendees

  1. Michael Wetter, LBNL
  2. Philip Haves, LBNL
  3. Jianjun Hu, LBNL
  4. Milica Grahovac, LBNL
  5. Paul Ehrlich
  6. Chris Monestier, Oracle
  7. Jim Kelsey, kW Engineering
  8. Jon Schoenfeld, Kodaro
  9. Lyn Gomes kW Engineering
  10. David Pritchard, ARUP
  11. Paul Switenki, ARUP
  12. Caleb Clough, ARUP
  13. Steve Taylor, Taylor Engineering
  14. Jay Santos, Facility Dynamics Engineering
  15. Amy Shen, ARUP

Upcoming deadlines (Michael, 10 min)

Explains the current status of deliverables. We are in Q9, we finished Q7 deadline. Understaffed, but hiring. Q8 and Q9 deliverables are under development.

Verification of control sequences (Michael, 15 min)

Verification as a part of commissioning - we validate an example sequence recorded at LBNL. Explains the steps performed in order to validate the sequence and points out how this procedure could be implemented in the commissioning process in a real building.

Implementation of control sequences for primary systems (Milica, 10 min)

Presents the current status of the implementation and the next steps.

Case study (Milica, 10 min)

Presents on the primary plant selected for the study, the scope of the data obtained and the approach.

Validation coverage for the sequences depends on how much they differ from those implemented in the library based on RP-1711. Steve responds that not too much should be different compared to RP-1711, less the WSE sequence, which was somewhat challenging to set up.

Discussion of the purpose of validation. Lyn: people just want to understand what is going on - they are likely to disable sequences, so whatever helps them understand the sequences more easily should in theory improve the operation. Michael: Would flagging up (faulty operation) help? Or would it be better to train the operator. Lyn: sandbox - give an opportunity to test values.

Sequence translation tool (Michael, 5 min)

Michael presents slides: parsing graphics and language. The discussion on this develops later, after talking about commercialization plan.

Commercialization plan (Phil, Paul, 30 min)

Paul Switenky provides the basics: State of industry, Benefits, Rollout plan -- targeting: engineers/designers, manufacturers/vendors, owners, utilities

Energy efficiency driven by controls - discussion. Paul S.: CEE, EPRI, regional EE organizations - they are involved with the state utility programs, Federal: DoD, GSA, Nat’l Labs can draw in utilities. Discussion develops on potential further entities interested in the work. Suggested to look at 3, 4 leading states that drive the adoption of energy efficiency and get upstream to reach organizations they work with.

Engineers/Designers: Steve: Functional performance tests in the scope of G36. Suggests a RP to create those tests in CDL. These would be much higher level criteria (in comparison to tracking the control trajectory in real time), Steve suggests. In response, Michael suggest setting up a broader discussion on the type of functional tests, pass/fail criteria. Identifying those would be a part of the potential research. Chris: automatic conversion - brings up the cost benefits of such a tool. Lyn: warranty calls avoided incur significant savings. Michael asks about the percentage of controls allocated budget spent on correcting errors that show up in commissioning - Lyn: 20% - 30%, others suggest: 50% - 60%. Paul brings up semantic tagging as a great opportunity to sink cost as well. David asks Michael about automated translation: Michael elaborates on various aspects of translation. Discussion continues on translation to Sedona, since open source. Michael elaborates on why a translation to one of the legacy languages would be preferable.

Phil to talk to Dave Robin.

Next steps (5 min)

Phil to organize a meeting (~mid December) to plan for the ASHRAE meeting in mid January.

Milica to scope sequence differences in case study vs. OBC implementation package and reach out to team with any questions as needed.

Paul and Phil to initiate discussion on commercialization plan, start reaching out to utilities, owners, organizations.

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