scholarly journals Analysis of heating and cooling periods in Budapest using station data

Időjárás ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 125 (3) ◽  
pp. 431-448
Author(s):  
Csenge Dian ◽  
Attila Talamon ◽  
Rita Pongrácz ◽  
Judit Bartholy
Keyword(s):  
Energy Use ◽  
Transitional Period ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Data Series ◽  
Total Energy Consumption ◽  
Regional Warming ◽  
Cooling Systems ◽  
Cooling Period ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
The One

The built environment has a very complex role in cities. On the one hand, various urban climatological phenomena are caused and influenced by buildings (e.g., urban heat island effect, local wind conditions, air pollution). On the other hand, buildings are important contributors to energy use via heating and cooling, e.g. they account for about 40% of total energy consumption on average in Europe. Daily average outdoor temperature is taken into account to design the heating and cooling systems of residential, commercial, or office buildings. That is why we analyzed the available temperature time series of the capital of Hungary, Budapest for the period between 1901 and 2019. The aims of this study are (i) to investigate the changes in temperature data series that influence building energy design parameters, (ii) to analyze the heating and cooling periods in the last 119 years based on different definitions, and (iii) to define a third (transitional) period between the heating and cooling periods. Based on the results, it can be concluded that the variability of warm days is smaller than that of cold days, consequently, the optimal design of heating systems is a greater challenge compared to cooling systems. Furthermore, the length of the temperature-based heating period decreased substantially, while the length of the cooling period increased as a consequence of overall regional warming.

scholarly journals Full IoT Lora School Building Management System

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Mataloto ◽  
Joao C. Ferreira ◽  
Nuno Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Development Phase ◽  
Total Energy Consumption ◽  
Cooling Systems ◽  
Flexible Approach ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Building Management ◽  
Building Management System ◽  
Communication Board

In this research paper we describe the development phase of a low-cost LoRa IoT solution applied to a kindergarten school with three years results. A set of sensors solution was developed in a LoRa communication board, battery powered, providing a simplified setup process. These sensors were used in order to measure temperature, humidity, luminosity, air quality and presence. Also, energy monitor solutions were integrated. The acquired data is transmitted and analysed for knowledge extraction, identifying savings and other related KPIs. From data, automatic saving actions were performed towards heating and cooling systems, lighting and a set of if-then actions were developed for automatic cost-saving actions, based on infrared signals to heating/cooling systems using some procedure of external command devices. This approach avoids the usage of proprietary vendor solutions in a flexible approach that can easily be deployed to any building facility. This is an important achievement since most of the building consumption is based on heating and cooling systems. In a three years test of the solution, the total energy consumption savings surpassed 20%

scholarly journals Numerical investigation of the energy flexibility of different heating and cooling systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 06001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evangelia Loukou ◽  
Mingzhe Liu ◽  
Hicham Johra ◽  
Per Heiselberg ◽  
Bianca A. Dia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Use ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Grid System ◽  
Cooling Systems ◽  
Load Shifting ◽  
Heating And Cooling

The significant expansion of intermittent renewable energy sources can compromise the stability of energy grids due to the mismatch between instantaneous energy use and production. Buildings have a large potential for energy storage and demand-side management, which can offer energy flexibility to a Smart Grid system. Smart control of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems is a great solution for improving flexible energy use, load shifting and power peak shaving. This numerical study compares the energy flexibility potential of three different heating and cooling systems implemented in a nearly zero-energy office building. The energy flexibility strategy consists in the modulation of heating / cooling indoor temperature set points according to an energy price signal. The energy flexibility assessment was performed based on the energy shifting ability, indoor thermal comfort level and economic benefits. This article establishes a better understanding of the flexibility potential of common and innovative heating / cooling technologies. Lindab Solus system has the highest load shifting ability with a flexibility index of 67.41%, followed by the radiator heating system, scoring a 59.92%, and the underfloor heating system with 56.65%. It is clear that the selection between different heating/ cooling systems can have a great impact on the energy flexibility of the grid system.

Heating Systems

2019 ◽  
pp. 283-307
Author(s):  
Teodora Melania Şoimoşan ◽  
Raluca Andreea Felseghi ◽  
Maria Simona Răboacă ◽  
Constantin Filote
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Optimum Operating ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Total Energy Consumption ◽  
Heating Systems ◽  
Heating And Cooling

Within the current context of energy, there are several ways to meet the challenges of durable development. Efficiency in energy use, considered to be the fifth energy source, as well as the use of sustainable energy sources represent critical objectives. Nowadays, almost 50% of the total energy consumption in Europe is consumed by building heating and cooling. The current heat demand is mainly covered by conventional energy—fossil fuels. Consequently, there is a significant growth potential for the use of renewable energy sources (RES) in order to produce heat. One can expect in the near future that the energy systems would include a larger percentage of renewable sources, so the increase of the RES share is one of the main objectives of the thermoenergetic field. This chapter approaches heating system typology, the performance indicators used to asses the hybrid heating systems, and at the same time synthetising the assumptions of ensuring the optimum operating conditions.

scholarly journals A Review of Underground Soil and Night Sky as Passive Heat Sink: Design Configurations and Models

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachana Vidhi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Heat Sink ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Radiative Cooling ◽  
Cooling Systems ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Night Sky

Energy consumption for heating and cooling constitute the majority of the energy use for building loads. Using passive cooling systems to reduce the energy consumption or to make the process more efficient can be very beneficial. Ground coupled heat exchangers and night sky radiative cooling systems have been used for centuries to achieve cooling and ice making. Ground coupled heat exchangers use the temperature difference between underground soil and ambient air or water for heat transfer between the soil and the fluid passing through buried pipes. Night sky radiative cooling takes advantage of the night sky as the coldest heat sink available for heat transfer with any surface. Use of these simple designs with the modern cooling/heating systems has the potential for a major impact on the heating and cooling needs. This review paper describes the various designs, configurations and applications of these systems as well as determining the parameters that impact their performance.

Comprehensive Analysis and Research on the Factors Influencing Energy Efficiency and Consumption of Public Buildings

2013 ◽  
Vol 848 ◽  
pp. 155-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Lei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Hvac System ◽  
Total Energy Consumption ◽  
Natural Lighting ◽  
Coupling Relationship ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Relationship Of

A public building of Jiangsu Province is analyzed by DeST software based on the coupling relationship of building envelope, natural ventilation, lighting and natural lighting, and HVAC system, and the annual heating and cooling loads and power consumption of design building and benchmark building are calculated. After fully taking into account coupling relationship of all factors, a reasonable choice of design parameters, the design of HVAC system is optimized, achieving the goal that total energy consumption of design building is less than 80% of specified value of energy efficiency by national and local standards.

scholarly journals In-Service Thermal and Luminous Performance Monitoring of a Refurbished Building with Solar Control Films on the Glazing System

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1388
Author(s):  
Henriqueta Teixeira ◽  
Maria da Glória Gomes ◽  
António Moret Rodrigues ◽  
Júlia Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Performance Monitoring ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Radiation Absorption ◽  
Cooling Period ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Solar Control ◽  
Office Rooms

The global increase in energy needs and environmental awareness for a more efficient energy use have boosted building rehabilitation to decrease energy consumption. The installation of solar control films (SCFs) in buildings with large glazing façades makes it possible to reduce excessive solar gains through the glazing. The main purpose of the work is to assess, with field experimental data, the thermal and luminous performances of double-glazing units with SCFs installed in office rooms, in Lisbon. An experimental campaign was carried out simultaneously in three adjacent offices: one with a highly reflective SCF (external installation), one with a reflective SCF (internal installation) and one without an SCF. The exterior SCF showed the best thermal performance with reductions in the peak indoor air temperature of up to 6.9 and 2.3 °C during the representative days of the heating and cooling periods, respectively, increasing thermal comfort mainly during the cooling period. The interior SCF had a poorer thermal performance since it contributed to solar radiation absorption that is then emitted as heat into the indoor environment, increasing the greenhouse effect of the office. The presence of SCFs reduced the indoor illuminance levels, having a positive impact on thermal comfort and glare reduction in the cooling period.

scholarly journals One-parameter model of sterilisation process. Heating and cooling period

2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (No. 3) ◽  
pp. 97-106
Author(s):  
M. Loučka ◽  
P. Veselý ◽  
F. Jaroš ◽  
J. Pavlík
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Cooling Period ◽  
First Order ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Process Heating ◽  
The Common ◽  
The One ◽  
Computing Method

The article deals with the simplification of the heat transfer model for food sterilisation in cans and jars. The one-parameter model was derived and identification procedures of its parameters were examined. It is shown that the concept of the first order dynamics satisfies the technological purposes but the common method of the least squares is not suitable for the calculation of model constants. A new computing method is presented and compared with statistically evaluated experiments with wide range of stuffs and packages.

scholarly journals Investigation of phase change materials (PCMs) on the heat transfer performance of building systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 2069 (1) ◽  
pp. 012020
Author(s):  
Hongxia Zhou ◽  
Åke Fransson ◽  
Thomas Olofsson
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Phase Change ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Phase Change Materials ◽  
Temperature Hysteresis ◽  
Total Energy Consumption ◽  
Transition Range ◽  
Explicit Finite Element ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Building Systems

Abstract The energy use of building systems contributes to a large percentage of total energy consumption, which requires consideration. Solutions of improvement to save energy are crucial. Phase change materials have been proved to be good candidates to be used in building envelopes for energy save. In this paper, an extended Explicit Finite Element Method (ex-FEM), which has been previously introduced and improved, is taken for simulation of temperatures and heat transfer in simplified multilayer wall constructions, consisting of PCM and insulation. The method has been validated against experimental data measured in a so-called Hot-Box. Temperature data are measured at different positions in a number of simplified multilayer walls. Our results show a reasonable good agreement between the simulations and the experiments, at both heating and cooling considering the temperature hysteresis effect in the PCM. The temperature stabilization ability of the PCM is clear, in both the simulations and the experiments, and particularly in the data when the transition range of the PCM is fully activated and matching the temperature variation in the wall at that particular PCM position. Our ex-FEM tool has here been proved to be able to predict the thermal performance of simplified wall constructions of multiple layers with PCMs incorporated.

scholarly journals Effects of Architectural Space Layouts on Energy Performance: A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiantian Du ◽  
Sabine Jansen ◽  
Michela Turrin ◽  
Andy van den Dobbelsteen
Keyword(s):  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Office Building ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Design Variables ◽  
Occupant Comfort ◽  
The Uk

As one of the most important design tasks of building design, space layout design affects the building energy performance (BEP). In order to investigate the effect, a literature review of relevant papers was performed. Ten relevant articles were found and reviewed in detail. First, a methodology for studying the effects of space layouts on BEP were proposed regarding design variables, energy indicators and BEP calculation methods, and the methodologies used in the 10 articles were reviewed. Then, the effects of space layouts on energy use and occupant comfort were analysed separately. The results show that the energy use for heating, cooling, lighting and ventilation is highly affected by space layouts, as well as thermal and visual comfort. The effects of space layouts on energy use are higher than on occupant comfort. By changing space layouts, the resulting reductions in the annual final energy for heating and cooling demands were up to 14% and 57%, respectively, in an office building in Sweden. The resulting reductions in the lighting demand of peak summer and winter were up to 67% and 43%, respectively, for the case of an office building in the UK, and the resulting reduction in the air volume supplied by natural ventilation was 65%. The influence of other design parameters, i.e., occupancy and window to wall ratio, on the effects of space layouts on BEP was also identified.

scholarly journals Some aspects of controlling radiant and convective cooling systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 05008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taha Arghand ◽  
Jan-Olof Dalenbäck ◽  
Anders Trüschel ◽  
Saqib Javed
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Pump Energy ◽  
Step Response ◽  
Feedback Signal ◽  
Cooling Systems ◽  
Heating And Cooling

Designing appropriate control systems for radiant heating and cooling terminals entails an understanding of their dynamic behaviour. This study experimentally investigates the dynamic response of a room with convective and radiant cooling systems. The experiments were performed in a 12.6 m2 large test room outfitted as a single-office room. The main cooling system was radiant ceiling panels which covered 70% of the ceiling area. The thermal performance of the radiant system was compared to that of a fan-coil unit (FCU). The results from the step response test showed that the time constant of the room for the radiant system was shorter than for the convective one, indicating faster changes in room temperature by the radiant system. Furthermore, controlling the FCU with similar control system tuned for ceiling panels increased the hysteresis gap in the room air temperature from 0.4 K to 0.8 K. This indicates that control systems for low-mass radiant systems and convective systems might be applied to each other, but on-site tuning is required to omit the offset (persistent error). In this study, controlling room temperature with ceiling panels did not benefit from using an operative temperature sensor to provide feedback signal to the control system. However, the pump energy use was moderately decreased by 14%.

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