The mapping of climate-dependent simplified thermal systems using state-spapce models

Performances of thermal systems are most of the time dependent on the external climate conditions. This means a high performance of a specific innovation in a certain part of Europe, does not imply the same performances in other regions. The mapping of simulated building performances at the EU scale could prevent the waste of potential good ideas by identifying the best region for a specific system. This paper presents a methodology for obtaining maps of performances of simplified thermal systems that are virtually spread over whole Europe using state space models. It is concluded that these maps are useful for finding regions at the EU where systems have the highest expected performances.