Numerical simulation of cooling energy consumption in connection with thermostat operation mode and comfort requirements for the Athens buildings

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2871-2884

  Tzivanidis, C ^a   Antonopoulos, K A ^a   Gioti, F ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air conditioning control; Athens buildings; Cooling energy saving; Thermal comfort; Thermostat operation

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDINGS; COOLING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMAL LOAD; THERMOSTATS;

ATHENS BUILDINGS; COOLING CONTROL; COOLING ENERGY; COOLING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; COOLING ENERGY SAVING; COOLING MODE; COOLING POWER; ENERGY SAVING; NUMERICAL PROCEDURES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPERATION MODE; SET-POINT TEMPERATURES; THERMAL BEHAVIORS;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDING; CONTROL SYSTEM; COOLING; ENERGY USE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 79953033347     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.01.050     Document Type: Article

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