Phase change material's (PCM) impacts on the energy performance and thermal comfort of buildings in a mild climate
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- 作者：Barilelo Nghana ; nghanabarilelo@yahoo.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Fitsum Tariku
- 关键词：Phase Change Material ; Thermal comfort improvement ; Energy savings ; Thermal stabilization ; Peak shaving
- 刊名：Building and Environment
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：April 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：99
- 期：Complete
- 页码：221-238
- 全文大小：3031 K
文摘
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The effect of PCM on indoor comfort and energy consumption is experimentally and numerically investigated.
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Field monitoring of 2 identical buildings (one with PCM and the other without) show peak shaving of up to 1.5 °C.
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Simulations show that the peak shaving does not yield notable summer comfort improvement for a residential occupancy scheme.
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However, 57% energy savings is achieved owing to the ability of the PCM to decrease wall heat flux.