Automated generation of experimentally validated digital twins for desiccant-based low-dew-point air-conditioning systems from declarative topology specifications
This study addresses the long-standing reliance on expert knowledge in constructing digital twins for low dew-point air conditioning systems, which hinders industrial deployment. The authors propose an automated modeling framework based on declarative topological specifications that leverages a library of physical components to generate dynamic models, solvers, and telemetry interfaces automatically. By integrating adsorption–heat transfer coupling mechanisms with parameter identifiability analysis, the framework achieves calibration using only three humidity measurement nodes. It enables rapid generation and automatic calibration of digital twins directly from natural language descriptions and characterizes unknown commercial desiccants via equivalent adsorption isotherms, ensuring high-fidelity prediction rather than empirical curve-fitting. Experimental results demonstrate a 15-fold acceleration in model generation compared to manual methods, with dew-point temperature prediction errors below 0.1°C under bypass conditions, regeneration heating power errors under 5%, and accurate reproduction of step-response dynamics.