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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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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Cool Roof Impact on Building Energy Need: The Role of Thermal Insulation with Varying Climate Conditions [PDF]
, 2019 Cool roof effectiveness in improving building thermal-energy performance is affected by different variables. In particular, roof insulation level and climate conditions are key parameters influencing cool roofs benefits and whole building energy ...
Cabeza, Luisa F. +5 more
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Regulations and robust low-carbon buildings [PDF]
, 2009 Building regulations and associated calculation methods have been rapidly evolving, driven in Europe by the European Union Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. As an example, the current UK regulations are explored in relation to buildings that are
Tuohy, Paul
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Environmental and Climate Technologies, 2021 The publication presents a design solution for circular multi-pipe thermal insulation and an example of an existing heating installation consisting of six individual heating pipes in the building of the Bialystok University of Technology.
Teleszewski Tomasz Janusz +2 more
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Advanced Sliding Mode Control of Heating and Ventilation Unit in a Light Rail Vehicle [PDF]
Revista Română de Informatică și Automatică, 2021 There is a pressing need for energy management with regard to modern rail vehicles, particularly in the case of electric vehicles (EVs), where various forms of energy and loads have to be considered for vehicle running.
Awais SHAH +3 more
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Moisture condensation on building envelopes in differential ventilated spaces in the tropics: quantitative assessment of influencing factors [PDF]
, 2016 Ventilation systems play a significant role in maintaining the indoor thermal and hygric balance. Nevertheless, the systems had been implicated to result in many problems.
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, 2018 Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) consumes a significant fraction of energy in commercial buildings. Hence, the use of optimization techniques to reduce HVAC energy consumption has been widely studied. Model predictive control (MPC) is one
Jain, Milan +3 more
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Sense, Model and Identify the Load Signatures of HVAC Systems in Metro Stations
, 2013 The HVAC systems in subway stations are energy consuming giants, each of which may consume over 10, 000 Kilowatts per day for cooling and ventilation. To save energy for the HVAC systems, it is critically important to firstly know the "load signatures ...
Feng, Haoran, Wang, Yongcai, Xi, Xiangyu
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Rule-based system to detect energy efficiency anomalies in smart buildings, a data mining approach [PDF]
, 2016 The rapidly growing world energy use already has concerns over the exhaustion of energy resources andheavy environmental impacts. As a result of these concerns, a trend of green and smart cities has beenincreasing.
Biscarri Triviño, Félix +4 more
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