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An Economic Model-Based Predictive Control to Manage the Users' Thermal Comfort in a Building [PDF]
, 2017 The goal of maintaining users' thermal comfort conditions in indoor environments may require complex regulation procedures and a proper energy management. This problem is being widely analyzed, since it has a direct effect on users' productivity.
Antonio Ruano +7 more
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Optimization of Geometric Parameters of Thermal Insulation of Pre-Insulated Double Pipes
Energies, 2019 This paper presents the analysis of the heat conduction of pre-insulated double ducts and the optimization of the shape of thermal insulation by applying an elliptical shape.
Dorota Anna Krawczyk +1 more
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Proceedings, 2018 In the case of a computational example, a few aspects of the twin pipe geometry are presented, which have an effect on heat losses through double heating ducts.
Dorota Anna Krawczyk +1 more
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Wireless sensors and IoT platform for intelligent HVAC control [PDF]
, 2018 Energy consumption of buildings (residential and non-residential) represents approximately 40% of total world electricity consumption, with half of this energy consumed by HVAC systems.
Duarte, Hélder +3 more
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Revisiting individual and group differences in thermal comfort based on ASHRAE database [PDF]
, 2020 Different thermal demands and preferences between individuals lead to a low occupant satisfaction rate, despite the high energy consumption by HVAC system.
He, Y +6 more
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A New Method to Determine the Annual Energy Output of Liquid-Based Solar Collectors
Proceedings, 2019 This article presents a new way of determining the annual energy output of solar thermal collectors. The proposed method, in the first stage, assumes the creation of a database that contains energy gains QSC from the solar collectors, the average annual ...
Miroslaw Zukowski, Paulina Radzajewska
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Energies, 2019 This paper presents possible variants of reducing the heat loss in an existing heating network made from single pre-insulated pipes located in central Europe.
Dorota Anna Krawczyk +1 more
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Energies, 2022 Refrigerant maldistribution severely deteriorates the heat transfer performance of a microchannel evaporator. Compared with the refrigerant distribution among flat tubes along the header, refrigerant distribution among microchannels in the flat tube in ...
Wenju Hu, Xin Zhang
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Contrasting the capabilities of building energy performance simulation programs [PDF]
, 2008 For the past 50 years, a wide variety of building energy simulation programs have been developed, enhanced and are in use throughout the building energy community.
Crawley, Drury B. +3 more
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Offshore Wind Power Integration into Future Power Systems: Overview and Trends
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2019 Nowadays, wind is considered as a remarkable renewable energy source to be implemented in power systems. Most wind power plant experiences have been based on onshore installations, as they are considered as a mature technological solution by the ...
Ana Fernández-Guillamón +3 more
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