The paper focuses on the evaluation of the impact on residential buildings of innovative control logics defined for a rational utilization of the electric loads and air-conditioning systems. The control logics are implementable thanks to a Decision Support and Energy Management Systems developed by the same authors and easily installable in new and still-existing houses. The paper shows how a significant reduction of the primary energy consumption can be obtained by controlling the air-conditioning units together with the other electric loads of the house. After having explained how the control logics operate, a simulation tool is described, developed for a preliminary evaluation of their effects on the energy consumptions of residential buildings in the design stage. An application of the simulation tool on a typical house, considering different scenarios and varying the climatic conditions and the energy performance class of the envelope, is presented. Finally, a measurement campaign on two real existing houses, equipped with the Decision Support and Energy Management System, is described, and the effects of the control logics are assessed. © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Titolo: | Innovative control logics for a rational utilization of electric loads and air-conditioning systems in a residential building |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2015 |
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Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12079/2290 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |