| Title |
Nationwide Reduction of Primary Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emission by PMV Control Considering Individual Metabolic Rate Variations in Apartments |
| Authors |
Hong, Sung-Hyup ; Do, Sung-Lok ; Lee, Kwang Ho |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK_SC.2018.34.10.37 |
| Keywords |
Predicted Mean Vote ; Primary Energy ; Metabolic Rate ; CO2 Emission ; EnergyPlus |
| Abstract |
In this study, the effects of considering hourly metabolic rate variations for predicted mean vote (PMV) control on the heating and cooling energy and greenhouse gas emission were investigated. The case adopting PMV control taking the hourly metabolic rate into account was comparatively analyzed against the conventional dry-bulb air temperature control, using a detailed simulation technique. Under the assumption that all the apartments in Korea adopt the PMV control incorporating real-time metabolic rate measurements, nationwide reductions of primary energy and greenhouse gas emission were analyzed. As a result, PMV control considering hourly metabolic rate variations is expected to reduce national primary energy by 6.2% compared to conventional dry-bulb air temperature control, corresponding to reduction of 10,342 GWh. In addition, it turned out that 6.6% of tCO2 emission can be reduced by adopting PMV control, corresponding to nationwide reduction of greenhouse gas emission by approximately 1,720,000 tCO2. |