在美国和其他国家，尤其是那些对气候和全球环境高度关注的国家，对模块化模拟和替代冷却系统的兴趣持续上升。模块化模拟允许程序用户测试不同于标准系统的配置，有时可能会产生创新的设计解决方案。与此同时，美国能源部发布了新的建筑能源模拟项目EnergyPlus。 它将模块化暖通空调模拟集成在综合建筑热模拟框架内，形成了一个具有显著初始能力和灵活性的项目。与母程序相比，这种相对的灵活性以及来自综合建筑、系统和工厂模拟模块的反馈允许用户调查非标准系统的使用，并最终允许分析更复杂的替代系统。本文首先概述了新项目的暖通空调模拟方法作为背景，然后讨论了模拟环境使之成为可能的一些替代冷却系统模型，并有望在不久的将来以更完整的方式在项目中实施。 单位:非教学:研讨会，ASHRAE学报，第108卷，第1部分。2、

The interest in both modular simulation and alternative cooling systems continues to rise both in the United States and in other countries, particularly those nations where concerns for climate and the global environment are high. Modular simulations allow program users to test out configurations that are different from the standard systems and may sometimes lead to innovative design solutions. At the same time, the U.S. Department of Energy has release its new building energy simulation program, EnergyPlus. Its integration of a modular HVAC simulation within the framework of a comprehensive building thermal simulation has resulted in a program with significant initial capabilities and flexibility. This relative flexibility in comparison with its parent programs and the feedback from the integrated building, system, and plant simulation modules allows users to investigate the use of nonstandard systems and will eventually allow the analysis of more complex alternative systems. This paper first provides an overview of the HVAC simulation method of the new program as background and then discusses some of the alternative cooling system models that are made possible by the simulation environment and will hopefully be implemented in a more integral way within the program in the near future.Units: None