| Title |
Energy Consumption and Thermal Comfort Assessment of Conventional Forced-air System According to AHU Discharge Air Temperature |
| Authors |
Min Ji Kim ; Sang Hun Yeon ; Kwang Ho Lee |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.6110/KJACR.2018.30.2.051 |
| Keywords |
일반공조방식 ; AHU 토출온도 ; 에너지 소비량 ; 에너지플러스 Conventional forced-air system ; AHU discharge air temperature ; Energy consumption ; EnergyPlus |
| Abstract |
Recently, global warming has been a serious issue on the worldwide, and the importance of energy conservation is increasing. In most buildings, energy consumption increases due to cooling, heating, and ventilation. Because of these issues, researches have been carried out to reduce building energy. However, in most conventional forced-air system, the guidelines for the Air Handling Unit (AHU) discharge air temperature are not fully established. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of AHU discharge air temperature, which is one of the important control variables, on the overall energy consumption and thermal comfort characteristics by modeling conventional forced-air system using EnergyPlus. In addition, recommendations for energy reduction in conventional AHU is provided. |