Fuzzy control system for thermal and visual comfort in building

In the era of informational and technological breakthrough, the automatically controlled living and working environment is expected to become a commonly used service. This paper deals with dynamically controlled thermal and illumination responses of built environment in real-time conditions. The aim...

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Published in:Renewable energy 2008-04, Vol.33 (4), p.694-702
Main Authors: Kristl, Živa, Košir, Mitja, Trobec Lah, Mateja, Krainer, Aleš
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Control system
Daylighting
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
Fuzzy logic
Heating
Heating, air conditioning and ventilation
Technical data: comfort, insulation, loads, etc
Thermal comfort
Visual comfort
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Summary:In the era of informational and technological breakthrough, the automatically controlled living and working environment is expected to become a commonly used service. This paper deals with dynamically controlled thermal and illumination responses of built environment in real-time conditions. The aim is to harmonize thermal and optical behaviour of a building by coordinating energy flows that pass through the transparent part of the envelope. For this purpose, a test chamber with an opening on the southern side was built. Changeable geometry of the opening is achieved by the automated external roller blind. A fuzzy control system enables the positioning of the shading device according to the desired indoor set points and the outdoor conditions. Through the experiments, the fuzzy controllers were tuned and gradually improved. Some sets of the experiments are presented here to illustrate the process.
ISSN:0960-1481
1879-0682
DOI:10.1016/j.renene.2007.03.020