| Enermodal’s unique combination of skills—building
design, computer simulation, and detailed monitoring—allows
us to perform comprehensive research on the performance
of new building products and systems. Our monitoring capabilities
range from field inspections using one-time measurements
of temperatures, flows, light levels, and power consumption
to long-term data collection and analysis using PC-based
data acquisition systems. Monitored results are compared
to detailed computer simulations to determine if products
are performing as expected.
Enermodal’s monitoring results are used by manufacturers
to identify and resolve product design flaws, and are used
by governments and utilities to establish independent performance
results. Examples of field monitoring studies include the
following:
- solar domestic hot water systems
- heat pump heat recovery units
- gas-fired baseboard heaters
- radiant cooling systems
- solar crop drying systems
In some cases, computer simulation can be a more effective
tool than monitoring in analysing product performance. Detailed
computer simulation models can evaluate the performance
of products and systems in a wide range of climates and
building types that would be too costly and time consuming
to study by monitoring. |
