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Development of control systems for VRF indoor units responds to individual thermal preferences

Year: 2023

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Thermal distributions within indoor environments are heterogeneous, and thermal preferences are subjective. Therefore, creating an environment that is comfortable for each occupant remains a challenge. This study examined and verified a feedback method for the control system of a variable refrigerant flow (VRF) indoor unit, which responds to individual thermal preferences, by using a developed data-utilization platform. We also revealed that real-time thermal distribution visualization significantly improved subjects’ thermal comfort/satisfaction and work productivity.

Source: ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation (BuildSys)

DOI: 10.1145/3600100.3626274

Authors: Keiichiro Taniguchi, Yosuke Kamiya, Daisuke Sato, Takashi Nishimoto, Ruizi Zhang, Shohei Miyata, Hiroaki Murakami, Nobuki Matsui, Yasunori Akashi, Yoshihiro Kawahara

Institutions: The University of Tokyo, Daikin (Japan)

Language: English

Topic: Building Energy and Comfort Optimization

Subfield: Building and Construction

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4388328676

FWCI: 0.646

Cites: 3

Cited by: 1

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