该仿真器的目标是开发一种程序方法和仿真器，可用于供暖和空调设备及其控制系统和能源管理软件的运行分析和产品开发。仿真器将以以下方式用于研究和产品开发目的:过程动力学的分析和测试、监控算法的开发、单元控制回路的分析和测试，以及设备和系统的能量标签。该项目是对国际能源机构（IEA）附件17项目的贡献。模拟器由物理设备和其他设备的仿真模型组成。 在这个模拟器中，一个产热设备（例如，一台燃油锅炉）是物理设备，还有两个代表热分配系统的水回路。水回路的冷却由两个“冷却”热交换器进行。此外，该系统还包括一个生活热水系统。建筑物及其内部和外部荷载由数值模型描述。当然，系统的一部分（例如热分配系统）也可以进行数值模拟。控制系统可以是物理设备，也可以是数值模型。模拟器的数据处理系统由以下组件组成:两台个人计算机、I/O设备、过程控制软件、模拟软件和驱动程序。 其中一台计算机安装了模拟软件，另一台计算机安装了过程控制软件。关键词:计算机、计算机程序、测试、建筑服务、供暖、通风、空调、控制、能源管理、计算。引文:研讨会，ASHRAE交易，第97卷，Pt。1991年，纽约

The objective of this emulator was to develop a procedural method and an emulator that could be used for the operational analysis and product development of heating and air conditioning equipment as well as its control systems and energy management software. The emulator will be used for research and product development purposes in the following ways - the analysis and testing of process dynamics, the development of supervisory control algorithms, the analysis and testing of unit control loops, and energy labelling of devices and systems. The project is a contribution to the International Energy Agency (IEA) Annex 17 project. An emulator consists of physical devices and simulation models of other devices. In this emulator, a heat production device (e.g., an oil boiler) is the physical device, as well as two water loops that represent heat distribution systems. The cooling of the water loops is carried out by two "cooling" heat exchangers. Furthermore, the system includes a domestic hot water system. A building and its interior and exterior loads are described by numerical models. Naturally, a part of the system (e.g., the heat distribution system) also can be numerically modelled. A control system can be a physical device or it can be a numerical model. The data processing system of the emulator consists of the following components - two personal computers, I/O devices, process control software, simulation software, and drivers. The simulation software has been installed in one of the computers and the process control software has been installed in the other one.KEYWORDS: computers, computer programs, testing, building services, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, controls, energy management, calculating.