The paper focuses on the evaluation of the impact on residential buildings of innovative control logicsdefined for a rational utilization of the electric loads and air-conditioning systems. The control logics areimplementable thanks to a Decision Support and Energy Management Systems developed by the sameauthors and easily installable in new and still-existing houses.The paper shows how a significant reduction of the primary energy consumption can be obtained bycontrolling 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 apreliminary evaluation of their effects on the energy consumptions of residential buildings in the designstage. An application of the simulation tool on a typical house, considering different scenarios and varyingthe 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 andEnergy Management System, is described, and the effects of the control logics are assessed.
Innovative control logics for a rational utilization of electric loads and air-conditioning systems in a residential building
PICCOLO, Antonio;SIANO, PIERLUIGI;
2015-01-01
Abstract
The paper focuses on the evaluation of the impact on residential buildings of innovative control logicsdefined for a rational utilization of the electric loads and air-conditioning systems. The control logics areimplementable thanks to a Decision Support and Energy Management Systems developed by the sameauthors and easily installable in new and still-existing houses.The paper shows how a significant reduction of the primary energy consumption can be obtained bycontrolling 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 apreliminary evaluation of their effects on the energy consumptions of residential buildings in the designstage. An application of the simulation tool on a typical house, considering different scenarios and varyingthe 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 andEnergy Management System, is described, and the effects of the control logics are assessed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.