Paper 8
Verification of the Effect of
Cross-Ventilation on Energy Conservation by Simulating Occupant Behaviour
Hiromi
Habara1, Shigeki Nishizawa2, Hisashi Miura2,
Takao Sawachi3 and Akinori Hosoi4
1Hiroshima Institute of Technology, 2-2-1, Miyake, Saeki-ku, Hiroshima
731-5193, Japan
2Environment
and Equipment Standards Division,
Building Department, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure
Management, Tachihara 1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0802, Japan
3Department
of Environmental Engineering,
Building Research Institute, Tachihara 1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki
305-0802, Japan
4Prefectural University of Kumamoto
Abstract
Recently, natural ventilation, which is a traditional cooling method in
Japan, has become considered as the key method for cooling energy
conservation. The results of experiments are presented to measure the
indoor thermal environment and cooling power consumption in an
experimental dwelling by simulating occupants' life-style including
thermal control with natural ventilation and air conditioning. Based on
the experimental results the cooling power consumption from July to
September has been estimated. The results show that natural ventilation is
an effective technique for saving cooling energy consumption. They also
suggest that temperature parameters (the upper limit of room temperature,
without using an air conditioner, and the preset temperature of an air
conditioner) are very important to estimate the cooling energy saving
effect with or without using natural ventilation.
Key words: cross-ventilation, cooling energy conservation,
verification experiment.
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