A simple model for automatic analysis and diagnosis of environmental thermal comfort in energy efficient buildings

Applied Energy

Volumn 177, Issue , 2016, Pages 60-70

  Balvís, Eduardo ^a   Sampedro, Óscar ^b   Zaragoza, Sonia ^c   Paredes, Angel ^b   Michinel, Humberto ^b  

^a Edificio CIE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Environmental comfort; HVAC

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CONTROL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; THERMAL COMFORT;

AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS; COMMERCIAL SENSORS; ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL COMFORT; ENVIRONMENTAL LAW; HVAC; SIMPLE MODELING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BUILDING; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SENSOR; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84969523074     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.04.117     Document Type: Article

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