..., the Reynolds number was maintained between 100 and 900 for different runs. The simulation and analysis results show that a fluid flow through microchannels in building walls is a viable insulation technique that can provide dynamic thermal resistance and increase the energy efficiency in different buildings...

... ) 0.06 (%/K) Module efficiency ( η ref ) 15.37 (%) a The electrical specifications are measured under standard test conditions. Fig. 10 AC system model simulation results AC system model simulation results Fig. 9 Typical stand-alone solar PV [ 27 ] Typical stand-alone...

... mechanism demand side management appliances big data building efficiency energy interactive buildings optimization smart buildings Fig. 6 House 5: Energy consumption and usage duration House 5: Energy consumption and usage duration Fig. 7 House 1: Energy consumption and usage...

... tests the impact of landscaping on the local outdoor climate conditions. Project 2: Advanced Air Filtration Options for AC Systems Evaluate air filtering options for AC systems and technologies using energy efficiency and air quality as metrics. Project 1: Alternative Sustainable...

...Yogesh Manoharan; Keith Olson; Alexander John Headley Energy conservation is a concern in many industries, and consequently, facility operators are turning to various efficiency measures or alternative power sources to reduce electricity costs. With the expanding use of intermittent resources...

..., such as residential buildings. 1 Corresponding author. Email: monicamartinspinto@outlook.com Email: fernando.sw@ufsc.br 24 11 2021 21 06 2022 22 06 2022 13 07 2022 cooling efficiency energy simulation thermodynamics windows Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de...

... and smart grid/energy storage systems requires buildings not to be isolated [ 2 ] but be a part of the larger grid wide energy system [ 3 ]. This trend requires more reliable operation of building HVAC systems and efficient automated fault detection and diagnosis (AFDD) tools to detect and diagnose faults...

... efficiency on the key attributes of total carbon footprint, life cycle costs, operational energy savings, and site-specific primary energy efficiency are analyzed and discussed in detail. Heat pumps and hydrogen-fueled solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are highly effective building energy resources compared...

...Jordan Thompson; Moncef Krarti In this paper, a resiliency analysis is carried out to assess the energy, economic, and power outage survivability benefits of efficient and net-zero energy communities. The analysis addresses the appropriate steps to designing an energy-efficient and net-zero energy...

... of white roofs, and high-efficiency heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The impact of climate change is simulated to increase minimum temperatures at the same rate as maximum temperatures. However, the maximum temperatures are projected to rise by 1–1.5 °C and 2 °C for mid- and end...

...Sara Abd Alla; Vincenzo Bianco; Federico Scarpa; Luca A. Tagliafico Envelope insulation is a well-known strategy to improve buildings’ energy efficiency. This paper considers two archetypes of an apartment block typology largely diffused in the Italian building stock and evaluates the energy...

...Rawad El Kontar; Xin Jin Optimizing the placement of photovoltaic (PV) panels on residential buildings has the potential to significantly increase energy efficiency benefits to both homeowners and communities. Strategic PV placement can lower electricity costs by reducing the electricity fed from...

... in Melbourne, FL, representing the hot and humid climate. A simple and replicable energy audit procedure is developed and conducted for the three schools to establish an understanding on the baseline energy consumption and energy end users and identify and evaluate effective energy efficiency measures (EEMs...

... en Beton, Guide Pour la Conception, la Realisation et la Maintenance , Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects , Documentation D , Zurich, Switzerland, p. 190 . [12] Phillips , A. , Raynor , D. , Pantelidou , H. , Gornali , D. , and Nicholson , D. , 2010 , Efficient...

...@usu.edu 26 08 2019 16 03 2020 22 03 2020 28 03 2020 air conditioning cooling dynamic systems efficiency energy renewable sustainability thermodynamics Electricity demand or load varies from time to time in a day, and continuous growth in peak load raises...

... the thermal efficiency of data centers using a simulation-based approach. Here, simulation is used to model and optimize a proposed research data center for use as an environment to test equipment and investigate best practices and strategies such as containment and hybrid cooling. The optimization technique...