Comparing different control strategies for indoor thermal comfort aimed at the evaluation of the energy cost of quality of building

Francesco Calvino (1) , Maria La Gennusa (1) , Massimo Morale (1) , Gianfranco Rizzo (1) , Gianluca Scaccianoce (1)

1 Dipartimento di Ricerche Energetiche ed Ambientali (DREAM)

The rapid improvement in the standard of living requires more detailed and sophisticated methods of evaluating comfort conditions. But, maintaining thermal comfort conditions in confined environments may require complex regulation procedures and the proper management of heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. In turn, the requirements for indoor thermal comfort do not necessarily coincide with those of energy saving purposes, which in the last years are becoming a crucial issue owing to the enactment of the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).

Mots clés: Fuzzy logic; Indoor thermal comfort; Energy saving; HVAC system controller; PID controller

Domaines: Thermique [physics.class-ph]; Thermique [physics.class-ph]

Francesco Calvino, Maria La Gennusa, Massimo Morale, Gianfranco Rizzo, Gianluca Scaccianoce. Comparing different control strategies for indoor thermal comfort aimed at the evaluation of the energy cost of quality of building. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2010, 30 (16), pp.2386. ⟨10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.06.008⟩. ⟨hal-00675411⟩