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TRNSYS Simulations & Applications

Overview

What is TRNSYS?

How does it work

Uses

Current Applications

REDD House & Workshop

Desert Hills Dairy

Potential Others

Simulations

Desert Hills Dairy

What is TRNSYS? -Uses-

TRNSYS stands for TRaNsient SYstems Simulation

Designed over 35 years ago by Duffy Beckman

What is TRNSYS? -Background-

TRNSYS stands for TRaNsient SYstems Simulation

Designed over 35 years ago by Duffy Beckman

Used to simulate solar and & thermal process over a year

Solar Thermal

Photovoltaics

Building Simulations

Industrial

Many more

What is TRNSYS? -How Does it work-

TRNSYS utilizes a relatively simple interface to setup connections with other equipment such as solar collectors, Heat Exchanges, pumps, weather data etc.

Customize the connections for different simulations

Practically limitless

What is TRNSYS? -Customization-

Perhaps its best ability is its flexibility

If you can program it you can model it (provided you know how to

code)

Online TRNSYS community

Flexible Modular Components

What is TRNSYS? -Uses-

Quick Comparisons between Competing designs

Both Economically & Technical

Modify Proposed Systems

Optimize Proposed Systems

What is TRNSYS? -Current Uses-

Quick Comparisons between Competing designs

Both Economically & Technical

Modify Proposed Systems

Optimize Proposed Systems

REDD House and Work Shop

ASME Paper Compared 3 Solar Systems

For Space Heating, Conditioning, & Hot Water

What is TRNSYS? -Current Uses-

Quick Comparisons between Competing designs

Both Economically & Technical

Modify Proposed Systems

Optimize Proposed Systems

Desert Hills Dairy

Sizing a Sight Built Air Collector

For Space Heating & Hot Water

What is TRNSYS? -Future Uses-

Testing of SBAC NV Energy

What is TRNSYS? -Future Uses-

Testing of SBAC NV Energy

More Simulations for REDD Absorption Chiller

What is TRNSYS? -Future Uses-

Testing of SBAC NV Energy

More Simulations for REDD Absorption Chiller

My Thesis

Questions?