Training

The basic 1-day course gives participants sufficient knowledge to start using IDA Indoor Climate and Energy (ICE) effectively in their own work.

The course is primarily aimed at beginners and those who need to freshen-up their knowledge. Computer exercises are mixed with short sessions of theory. The exercises allow participants to work according to their own individual requirements.

Contents include:

IDA Indoor Climate and Energy - background and overview.
The wizard for calculating cooling loads, opening and editing objects, the database, time schedules, diagrams and reports.

A new Standard Level project with selection of weather data, the orientation of the building and rooms, wall constructions, windows, air flows, and internal loads.

Continued lectures and exercises at the Standard Level : Building shape and shading objects, local window shading, cooling panels, beams and radiators, operative temperature, output selection, time slice and reports.

Air handling units, primary system, energy and cost reporting, cooling and heating power.

The aim is to teach participants practical engineering application of IDA Indoor Climate and Energy. It is intended for those who are already familiar with the software, but expert knowledge is not necessary.

Contents include:

Practical sizing of the cooling needed to achieve thermal comfort in an office room. The starting point is a room without cooling, from which step-wise improvements in the climate are achieved with solar protection, cooled supply air and finally chilled beams.

The result is analyzed with the aid of the PPD comfort index and different sizing strategies.

Annual energy calculation for an office building. Review of the methodology for thermal zoning, internal loads, etc. Result reports are complied annually and monthly with regard to heat energy, electrical power for heating, cooling, fans, pumps etc.

Demand-controlled ventilation (carbon dioxide and humidity controlled). We make simulations of a classroom with carbon dioxide control and a bathroom with humidity control.

Bulk air movements with several zones, open doors and windows.
Industrial spaces with large external apertures and vertical temperature gradients.

Following completion of the advanced course, participants will have sufficient knowledge to be able to independently use IDA Indoor Climate and Energy (ICE) at the Advanced Level . The course is primarily intended for those who have worked with ICE for some time and who appreciate that there are applications that extend beyond the range of the Standard Level.

Contents include:

• Overview of IDA Simulation Environment, file and document structure. Available documentation.
  
  
• Overview of Indoor Climate and Energy NMF library.
  
  
• A component at the advanced level. Generation of advanced level. Data model and mapping. Forms, outline and dialogs. Continuous and algorithmic models.
  
  
• Continuous and algorithmic connections. Vector connections. Inspector view.
  
  
• Exercise: Logging variables. Additional output and input files. Over and under determined problems. Initial values. Given/calculated variables.
  
  
• Other libraries.
  
  
• Model development cycle. Installing a new model library.
  
  
• Install a library as separate application.