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Impact of Passive Cooling on Thermal Comfort in a Single-Family Building for Current and Future Climate Conditions
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Grygierek, Krzysztof Sarna, Izabela |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | Today, there is a great deal of emphasis on reducing energy use in buildings for both economic and environmental reasons. Investors strongly encourage the insulating of buildings. Buildings without cooling systems can lead to a deterioration in thermal comfort, even in transitional climate areas. In this article, the effectiveness of natural ventilation in a passive cooling building is analyzed. Two options are considered: cooling with external air supplied to the building by fans, or by opening windows (automatically or by residents). In both cases, fuzzy controllers for the cooling time and supply airflow control are proposed and optimized. The analysis refers to a typical Polish single-family building. Simulations are made with the use of the EnergyPlus program, and the model is validated based on indoor temperature measurement. The calculations were carried out for different climate data: standard and future (warmed) weather data. Research has shown that cooling with external air can effectively improve thermal comfort with a slight increase in heating demand. However, to be able to reach the potential of such a solution, fans should be used. |
| Starting Page | 5332 |
| e-ISSN | 19961073 |
| DOI | 10.3390/en13205332 |
| Journal | Energies |
| Issue Number | 20 |
| Volume Number | 13 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2020-10-13 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energies Architecture Building Simulation Thermal Comfort Climate Change Passive Cooling Energyplus |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
