Thermostat strategies impact on energy consumption in residential buildings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 338-346

  Moon, Jin Woo ^a   Han, Seung Hoon ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Thermal comfort; Thermostat strategy

Indexed keywords

COLD CLIMATE; COOLING ENERGY; DETROIT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY-SAVING EFFECT; FLORIDA; HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS; HEATING ENERGY; HEATING SYSTEM; HOT HUMID CLIMATE; IN-BUILDINGS; MICHIGAN; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; SET-POINT; SET-POINT TEMPERATURES;

APARTMENT HOUSES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING SYSTEMS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEATING; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMOSTATS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 78651449680     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.09.024     Document Type: Article

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