Optimization of design parameters of a net zero energy home

Fatima Harkouss (1) , Farouk Fardoun (1) , Pascal Henry Biwole (2, 3)

1 Department of Industrial Engineering and Maintenance
2 LJAD - Laboratoire Jean Alexandre Dieudonné
3 PERSEE - Centre Procédés, Énergies Renouvelables, Systèmes Énergétiques

A simple model for a detached house in Beirut is optimized using a building energy simulation program to minimize two objective functions: the annual thermal demand; and the difference between the total electrical load and the on-site electricity generated from the renewable energy system. The optimization variables are: insulation thickness of external walls and roof, thickness of roof reinforced concrete, size of windows on each façade, number of solar collectors of the domestic hot water system (SDHW), SDHW circulating pump flow rate, and number of panels of the Photovoltaic system (PV). The main optimization constraint adopted is the thermal comfort criterion. Results of the optimization shows that the exclusion of cost parameter may lead to unfeasible solutions even if the net zero balance is theoretically achieved.

Mots clés: comfort; GenOpt; house envelop; Net zero energy home; Optimization; Photovoltaic array; solar domestic hot water; TRNSYS

Domaines: Energétique

Fatima Harkouss, Farouk Fardoun, Pascal Henry Biwole. Optimization of design parameters of a net zero energy home. 3rd International Conference on Renewable Energies for Developing Countries - REDEC 2016, Jul 2016, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon. pp.16341456 ⟨10.1109/REDEC.2016.7577562⟩. ⟨hal-01410484⟩