scholarly journals Passive Energy-Saving Optimal Design for Rural Residences of Hanzhong Region in Northwest China Based on Performance Simulation and Optimization Algorithm

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 421
Author(s):  
Teng Shao ◽  
Wuxing Zheng ◽  
Zheng Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Total Energy ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
Optimization Process ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Saving Rate ◽  
Total Energy Consumption ◽  
Passive Design ◽  
Rural Residences

The rural residences of Northwest China are characterized by a state of high energy consumption and low comfort due to the limited economic level and awareness of energy-saving compared with the urban residences. To remedy this, appropriate passive design strategies should be adopted first, in order to provide a design mode with low energy consumption and low cost for rural residences under the premise of thermal comfort. In this paper, taking Hanzhong region (Shaanxi Province, China) as an example, we establish a benchmark model based on a field survey and develop an optimization process by combining EnergyPlus simulation software, the MOBO optimization engine, and weighted sum method. The action mechanisms of passive design parameters, including the building orientation, length–width ratio, building envelope parameters, external shading system, and window–wall ratio, on heating, cooling, and total energy consumption are analyzed, and the quantitative relationships between single-parameter and energy consumption are established. Then, the mutually restricted indices of total energy consumption and initial investment cost are taken as optimization objectives, and 17 design parameters are selected as the optimization variables. The NSGA-II algorithm is adopted to conduct the multi-parameter, multi-objective optimization design for rural houses in Hanzhong area, through coupling of the EnergyPlus and MOBO software. In this way, Pareto solutions are obtained and the value distributions of the multi-objectives and design parameters are analyzed. Based on the actual requirements of decision-makers and using the weight method, three design schemes focusing on different performance tendencies are proposed. The results indicate that by using the proposed optimization process, the building energy consumption can be significantly reduced while taking initial investment costs into account, where the energy-saving rate is in the range of 31.9%–61.5%. When the EC/IC ratio is 1:1, 2:1, and 1:2, the energy-saving rate can reach 51.5%, 57.8%, and 43.5%, respectively. It can provide a beneficial pattern for the energy-saving design and renovation of rural residences in Hanzhong area of China.

scholarly journals Integrated Optimization on Energy Saving and Quality of Service of Urban Rail Transit System

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenxin Li ◽  
Qiyuan Peng ◽  
Chao Wen ◽  
Shengdong Li ◽  
Xu Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Total Energy ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Urban Rail Transit ◽  
Total Energy Consumption ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Running Time ◽  
Urban Rail

Optimizing to increase the utilization ratio of regenerative braking energy reduces energy consumption, and can be done without increasing the deviation of train running time in one circle. The latter entails that the train timetable is upheld, which guarantees that the demand for passenger transport services is met and the quality of services in the urban rail transit system is maintained. This study proposes a multi-objective optimization model for urban railways with timetable optimization to minimize the total energy consumption of trains while maximizing the quality of service. To this end, we apply the principles and ideas of calculus to reduce the power of the velocity in the train energy consumption model. This greatly simplifies the complexity of the optimization model. Then, considering the conflicting requirements of decision-makers, weight factors are added to the objective functions to reflect decision-makers’ preferences for energy-saving and the quality of service. We adopt the nondominated sorting genetic algorithm-II (NSGA-II) to solve the proposed model. A practical case study of the Yizhuang urban railway line in Beijing is conducted to verify the effectiveness of the proposed model and evaluate the advantages of the optimal energy saving timetable (OEST) in comparison to the optimal quality of service timetable (OQOST). The results showed that the OEST reduced total energy consumption by 8.72% but increased the deviation of trains running time in one circle by 728 s. The total energy consumption was reduced by 6.09%, but there was no increase in the deviation of train running time in one circle with the OQOST.

Study and Determination of Evaluating Indicator of Public Building Energy Consumption in Hot Summer and Warm Winter Area

2013 ◽  
Vol 838-841 ◽  
pp. 1953-1958
Author(s):  
Hai Li Sun ◽  
Zhi Chao Wang ◽  
Jun Jun Lu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Total Energy ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Shopping Malls ◽  
Total Energy Consumption ◽  
Public Building ◽  
Partial Energy ◽  
Consumption Index

Determination of buildingenergy consumption index is important for building energy saving.This paper simulits energy consumption of fifty public building(incluiding 15 non - government office buildings, 11 government officebuildings, 12 shopping malls, 12 hotel buildings) after abandoning theunreasonable design and operation factors. We can obtain the building total energy consumption index andpartial energy consumption index.Then all types of building energy consumptiondata are processed with the method of mathematical statistics.We can get fourtypes of biuding energy consumption index and partial energy consumptionindex.This study can provide the basis for energy-saving operation andenergy-saving reformation.

The Energy-Saving Research of Southward Balcony in Heating Area

2013 ◽  
Vol 291-294 ◽  
pp. 1072-1076
Author(s):  
Ming Zhi Feng ◽  
Bai Yang Jin
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Loss ◽  
Total Energy ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Existing Buildings ◽  
Total Energy Consumption ◽  
Global Energy

As the shortage of global energy is increasing and the building energy consumption in the proportion of total energy consumption is rising, the reconstruction of energy saving for existing buildings gets more and more attention. Through the research on the situation of southward balcony in the heating area and analyzing the disadvantages of the current situation, the author puts forward a preliminary idea of energy-saving for southward balcony. The purpose of the idea is to reduce the energy loss and increase the efficiency in the use of solar energy.

The Prediction of Energy Consumption Based on GM(1,1) Model in Liaoning Province

2012 ◽  
Vol 601 ◽  
pp. 532-536
Author(s):  
Yu Xi Jiang ◽  
Xiang Chao Wei ◽  
Li Lin
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Total Energy ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Liaoning Province ◽  
Grey Theory ◽  
Energy Problem ◽  
Total Energy Consumption

The energy problem is very important to the economic and social developments. Based on grey theory, this paper presents a GM (1,1) model. Using it, the total energy consumption and per unit of GDP energy consumption are predicted during the period of 12th Five-year in Liaoning Province. Comparing the results with the objectives of 12th Five-year plan, the energy-saving situations are analyzed.

The Importance of Building Energy-Saving Show from the Change of Climate Parameters in Energy-Saving Standards

2014 ◽  
Vol 587-589 ◽  
pp. 397-400
Author(s):  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Xiao Dong Qin
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Total Energy ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Total Energy Consumption ◽  
Building Area ◽  
Building Energy Saving ◽  
Oil Gas

Energy-saving work has made great achievements in our country, the index of heat loss of building of per building area in new residential buildings fell sharply, but total energy consumption and the proportion of it in social total energy consumption is rising. A large number of coal, oil, gas and other fossil energy use, caused the climate warming and so on the adverse effects on the human survival environment, these phenomena, warns us to further strengthen the importance of building energy-saving work.

scholarly journals Energy Audit: A Case Study in FTK Building Universiti Malaysia Pahang

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-101
Author(s):  
Roziah Zailan ◽  
Mohd Tarmizy Che Kar
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Total Energy ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Energy Index ◽  
Energy Audit ◽  
Total Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Conservation Measures

The energy audit program was carried out for Faculty of Engineering Technology (FTK), University Malaysia Pahang by internal energy audit team. This paper presented annual energy consumption trend for FTK building, measurement finding for room data survey (air conditioning temperature and humidity comfort performance & CO2 level for air quality) and lighting, Building Energy Index (BEI) value and appropriate recommendation in regards of energy saving practice and technological solution. According to those analysis, value for Building Energy Index (BEI) in FTK building is 98.035 kWh/m2/year, Air Conditioning Energy Index (ACEI) is 73.254 kWh/m2/year while for Lighting Energy Index (LEI) is 11.402 kWh/m2/year. Total energy consumption estimated for 2017 is 31, 7951.375 kWh per year. The implementation of the proposed energy conservation measures were expected to give positive results where the total cost saving per year is estimated about RM 48,551.20. Finally, it was recommended to implement three major energy conservation measures (ECMs) in specific: implementation of Sustainable energy management system (SEMS), maintenance of air conditioning system and retrofitting of LED lighting. As a result, FTK is targeted to achieve 30% annual energy saving about from the total energy consumption.

Energy savings potential of new aeration system: Full scale trials

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Lazić ◽  
V. Larsson ◽  
Å. Nordenborg
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Total Energy ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Total Energy Consumption ◽  
Aeration System ◽  
Fine Bubble ◽  
Aeration Control

The objective of this work is to decrease energy consumption of the aeration system at a mid-size conventional wastewater treatment plant in the south of Sweden where aeration consumes 44% of the total energy consumption of the plant. By designing an energy optimised aeration system (with aeration grids, blowers, controlling valves) and then operating it with a new aeration control system (dissolved oxygen cascade control and most open valve logic) one can save energy. The concept has been tested in full scale by comparing two treatment lines: a reference line (consisting of old fine bubble tube diffusers, old lobe blowers, simple DO control) with a test line (consisting of new Sanitaire Silver Series Low Pressure fine bubble diffusers, a new screw blower and the Flygt aeration control system). Energy savings with the new aeration system measured as Aeration Efficiency was 65%. Furthermore, 13% of the total energy consumption of the whole plant, or 21 000 €/year, could be saved when the tested line was operated with the new aeration system.

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