Conference proceeding
Effect of thermostat time constant on temperature control and energy consumption
SIcon/01. Sensors for Industry Conference. Proceedings of the First ISA/IEEE. Sensors for Industry Conference (Cat. No.01EX459), pp 252-257
2001
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Abstract
The objective of this study is to compare the temperature control, occupant comfort, and energy usage for four thermostats with different time constants installed on a wall in a real building zone equipped with a commercial variable air volume (VAV) unit with hydronic reheat coil and a direct digital control (DDC) system. This study was performed using experiments on a VAV system controlled by thermostats with different time constants. The experimental results verify that a sluggish thermostat causes higher energy consumption, less occupant comfort, and a lack of temperature control.
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- Title
- Effect of thermostat time constant on temperature control and energy consumption
- Creators
- Jin Wen - University of IowaT.F. Smith - University of Iowa
- Publication Details
- SIcon/01. Sensors for Industry Conference. Proceedings of the First ISA/IEEE. Sensors for Industry Conference (Cat. No.01EX459), pp 252-257
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Number of pages
- 6
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000173723900044
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84953222118
- Other Identifier
- 991021960638904721
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