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HOT3000 | ESP-r Overview
HOT3000/ESP-r Overview:
HOT3000 represents a more comprehensive program to model the energy consumption of homes and low-rise residential buildings than HOT2000 and will serve as a platform for research and the development of specialized simulation tools.
In HOT3000, the bin-based energy analysis core of HOT2000 is replaced with the more flexible and expandable ESP-r energy analysis engine developed by the University of Strathclyde. Because the engine is based on a small time-step approach, the software is able to model more complex physical house systems and heat transfer processes. This allows both a broader and finer resolution to the simulation.
HOT3000 Version 1.0 Release Candidate runs more residential house configurations than its predecessors. It also strengthens the connection between the interface and the ESP-r energy analysis engine. Exposed floors can be simulated as well as a discrete number of two storey houses. More examples of different house shapes are included in this version which can be used as a guide.
Released in May 2008, the Version 1.0 Release Candidate corrected a number of problems found in two preview versions (the readme.txt file includes a list of fixes).
HOT3000 represents a more comprehensive program to model the energy consumption of homes and low-rise residential buildings than HOT2000 and will serve as a platform for research and the development of specialized simulation tools.
In HOT3000, the bin-based energy analysis core of HOT2000 is replaced with the more flexible and expandable ESP-r energy analysis engine developed by the University of Strathclyde. Because the engine is based on a small time-step approach, the software is able to model more complex physical house systems and heat transfer processes. This allows both a broader and finer resolution to the simulation.
HOT3000 Version 1.0 Release Candidate runs more residential house configurations than its predecessors. It also strengthens the connection between the interface and the ESP-r energy analysis engine. Exposed floors can be simulated as well as a discrete number of two storey houses. More examples of different house shapes are included in this version which can be used as a guide.
Released in May 2008, the Version 1.0 Release Candidate corrected a number of problems found in two preview versions (the readme.txt file includes a list of fixes).
