IBPSA Project 2 BOPTEST: An update on the test cases available in the framework for testing advanced control strategies in buildings
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Project 2 develops software infrastructure, test cases,and extensions for the Building Optimization TestingFramework (BOPTEST) to address the expanding needsof building and urban energy system controls throughopen international collaboration. This paper provides anoverview of the new test cases available as of BOPTESTversion 0.7.1. Each test case is developed using open-source Modelica libraries and Spawn of EnergyPlus, en-abling the creation of high-fidelity building models thatincorporate envelope dynamics, Heating Ventilation andAir Conditioning (HVAC) systems, and explicit controlrepresentations. Currently, eight test cases are available,with five additional cases under development. These testcases cover a wide range of climates, building types, andHVAC systems. This paper compiles and summarizestest case descriptions, cites original manuscripts that de-veloped them for a more detailed description, and reportsbaseline control performance metrics. Furthermore, twoexample applications are presented: one illustrating dif-ferent levels of control, from supervisory to low-level,and another demonstrating how Model Predictive Con-trol (MPC) solutions must be adapted from continuousto integer to control some building actuators.
Recommended citation: Zanetti, E., Blum, D., Arroyo, J., Walnum, H.T., Cupeiro, I., Van Hove, M., Lu, X., Chen, Y., Bae, Y., Li, G., Zhang, K., 2025. IBPSA Project 2 BOPTEST: An update on the test cases available in the framework for testing advanced control strategies in buildings. In: Proceedings of Building Simulation 2025: 18th Conference of IBPSA, Aug 24-27, 2025, Brisbane, Australia.