TY - JOUR
T1 - A methodology for peak energy requirement considering actual variation of occupants' behavior schedules
AU - Tanimoto, Jun
AU - Hagishima, Aya
AU - Sagara, Hiroki
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was partially supported by the Grant-in-Aid for Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST awarded to Dr. Kanda, Tokyo Institute of Technology), and by the Housing Research Foundation. The authors would like to express their special thanks to the funding sources.
PY - 2008/4
Y1 - 2008/4
N2 - A novel methodology to accurately estimate the cooling demand in residential units is proposed, as a means of providing a better assessment of urban heat-island effects attributable to the use of residential air-conditioning units. The methodology integrates probabilistic variations in occupant behavior, which is shown to be a significant factor in estimated residential cooling requirements. The methodology consists of two key features. The first is an algorithm that generates short-term events that are likely to occur in a residential context, based on published data on occupant behavior. The second is a Monte Carlo approach to cooling load calculations based on stochastic variations in these short-term events and in the consequent likelihood of switching air-conditioning on or off.
AB - A novel methodology to accurately estimate the cooling demand in residential units is proposed, as a means of providing a better assessment of urban heat-island effects attributable to the use of residential air-conditioning units. The methodology integrates probabilistic variations in occupant behavior, which is shown to be a significant factor in estimated residential cooling requirements. The methodology consists of two key features. The first is an algorithm that generates short-term events that are likely to occur in a residential context, based on published data on occupant behavior. The second is a Monte Carlo approach to cooling load calculations based on stochastic variations in these short-term events and in the consequent likelihood of switching air-conditioning on or off.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.06.034
DO - 10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.06.034
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:36549023402
VL - 43
SP - 610
EP - 619
JO - Building and Environment
JF - Building and Environment
SN - 0360-1323
IS - 4
ER -