Climate network: A climatological network for energy applications in urban areas

Most energy consumption in Italy and other developed countries occurs in urban areas and urban-like industrial districts. The energy utilization rate is affected by local climate (e.g., for heating or cooling), and in turn, the dissipation of energy changes the local climate, affecting energy demand...

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Published in:IEEE instrumentation & measurement magazine 2014-10, Vol.17 (5), p.18-23
Main Authors: Borghi, Sergio, Favaron, Patrizia, Frustaci, Giuseppe
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Balancing
Biological system modeling
Calibration
Climate
Climatology
Data models
Energy consumption
Energy management
Energy use
Instrumentation
Meteorology
Networks
Nonuniformity
Temperature measurement
Urban areas
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Summary:Most energy consumption in Italy and other developed countries occurs in urban areas and urban-like industrial districts. The energy utilization rate is affected by local climate (e.g., for heating or cooling), and in turn, the dissipation of energy changes the local climate, affecting energy demand [1]. This interaction is highly complex, and its fine details tend to be highly site- and time-dependent, due to the large nonuniformities of thermal, roughness and radiation elements, as urban areas quickly evolve. A comprehension of it, and the underlying energy balance, is of paramount importance in order to devise rational plans and actuate them in measurable terms.
ISSN:1094-6969
1941-0123
DOI:10.1109/MIM.2014.6912196