ROOM TEMPERATURE CONTROL TO ENSURE OPTIMUM CONSUMPTION AND COMFORT.

[In German. / En allemand.]

Author(s) : GASSER W.

Type of article: Article

Summary

POINTS OUT THAT MAINTAINING ROOM TEMPERATURE AT A CONSTANT 293 K (20 DEG C) COULD BE ACHIEVED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS DECADES AGO. TODAY'S MORE SOPHISTICATED REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE UNRESTRICTED COMFORT COMBINED WITH MINIMUM ENERGY CONSUMPTION. EXPLAINS IN SOME DETAIL WHAT THESE REQUIREMENTS IMPLY AND DESCRIBES HOW THEY ARE MET BY MODERN CONTROL SYSTEMS INCORPORATING MICROPROCESSORS. TREATS THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTROL STRATEGIES INCORPORATING TEMPERATURE SET-BACK IN UNOCCUPIED ROOMS, OPTIMUM UTILISATION OF SOLAR AND INCIDENTAL HEAT GAINS, PLUS ENERGY-CONSERVING CONTROL OF HEAT GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 22, N 2, 1987, 21, 87-00560.

Details

  • Original title: [In German. / En allemand.]
  • Record ID : 1988-0248
  • Languages: German
  • Source: Heiz. Lüft.-Klima Haustech. - vol. 38 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1987/01
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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