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Woohyun Kim

Woohyun Kim

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Biography

Woohyun Kim is an energy efficiency engineer at Advanced Building Control group since 2013. Before joining PNNL, he had over 10 years of academic and industrial experience in the areas of high efficiency system and fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) in the US and abroad. He has focused on developing the whole building diagnostic and decision support systems through the Energy Efficient Buildings Hub. He developed an integrated virtual sensing technology for HVAC equipment and was involved in various projects with CEC, NIST, and DOE at Purdue University. Before starting my Ph.D. at Purdue, he had worked as a senior research engineer at the R&D Center of Samsung and managed a successful research career through various projects. He published two journals on International Journal of Refrigeration and over 10 conference papers on FDD and fault impact. He also published 10 international patents on multi air conditioning system control and high efficiency air conditioning systems.

Research Interests

  • Automated fault detection and diagnostics
  • Building HVAC and other energy system controls
  • Automated commissioning and self-correcting controls

Education and Credentials

  • PH.D. Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
  • M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
  • B.S. Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, South Korea

Awards and Recognitions

  • Top paper award of 2012/2013 academic year’s Very Highly Commended Paper by the International Journal of Refrigerant (IJR) (2013).
  • First place Science Award at by Energy Efficient Buildings Hub (EEB Hub) spring conference graduate student poster sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (2013).
    -An Embedded Performance Monitoring and Diagnostic System for Packaged Rooftop Air Conditioners based on Virtual Sensors

PNNL Publications

2020

  • Kim W., S. Katipamula, and R.G. Lutes. 2020. "Application of Intelligent Load Control to Manage Building Loads to Support Rapid Growth of Distributed Renewable Generation." Sustainable Cities and Society 53. PNNL-SA-143847. doi:10.1016/j.scs.2019.101898

2019

  • Kim W., S. Katipamula, and R.G. Lutes. 2019. "Development and Evaluation of HVAC Operation Schedule Detection Algorithm." Energy and Buildings 202. PNNL-SA-135053. doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109350

2018

  • Kim W., and S. Katipamula. 2018. "A Review of Fault Detection and Diagnostics Methods for Building Systems." Science and Technology for the Built Environment 24, no. 1:3-21. PNNL-SA-120708. doi:10.1080/23744731.2017.1318008
  • Wang W., M.R. Brambley, W. Kim, S. Somasundaram, and A.J. Stevens. 2018. "Automated Point Mapping for Building Control Systems: Recent Advances and Future Research Needs." Automation in Construction 85. PNNL-SA-123329. doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2017.09.013

2017

  • Katipamula S., C.D. Corbin, J.N. Haack, H. Hao, W. Kim, D.J. Hostick, and B.A. Akyol, et al. 2017. Transactive Campus Energy Systems: Final Report (CRADA 356). PNNL-26866. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/1398229.Transactive Campus Energy Systems: Final Report (CRADA 356)
  • Kim W. 2017. "An Integrated FDD System for HVAC&R Based on Virtual Sensors." In Fault Detection: Methods, Applications and Technology, edited by D Martin. 105-140. Hauppauge, New York:Nova Science Publishers. PNNL-SA-120736.
  • Kim W., and S. Katipamula. 2017. "Development and Validation of an Intelligent Load Control Algorithm." Energy and Buildings 135. PNNL-SA-116744. doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.11.040
  • Kim W., S. Katipamula, and R.G. Lutes. 2017. "Improving HVAC Operational Efficiency in Small- and Medium-Size Commercial Buildings." Building and Environment 120. PNNL-SA-121851. doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.05.010

2016

  • Kim W., and J. Braun. 2016. "Development and evaluation of virtual refrigerant mass flow sensors for fault detection and diagnostics." International Journal of Refrigeration 63. PNNL-SA-99637. doi:10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2015.11.005

2015

  • Kim W., and J. Braun. 2015. "Extension of a Virtual Refrigerant Charge Sensor." International Journal of Refrigeration 55. PNNL-SA-98919. doi:10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2014.09.015

Selected Publications

2013

  • Kim, W. H. and Braun, J. E. (2013), Performance Evaluation of a Virtual Refrigerant Charge Sensor, International Journal of Refrigeration, Vol. 36, p. 1130-1141.

2012

  • Kim, W. H. and Braun, J. E. (2012), Evaluation of the Impacts of Refrigerant Charge on Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Performance, International Journal of Refrigeration, Vol. 35, p. 1805-1814.

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