Solar shading and multi-zone thermal simulation: Parsimonious Modelling at Urban Scale
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111176
Abstract: Abstract With the growing interest in urban scale simulation, urban building energy modelling tools (UBEM) are being developed. The purpose of these UBEM is to tackle multiple issues that can range from buildings retrofit potential… read more here.
Keywords: zone; solar shading; urban scale; building ... See more keywords
Experimental validation and comparison of direct solar shading calculations within building energy simulation tools: Polygon clipping and pixel counting techniques
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DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.10.011
Abstract: Abstract This paper presents an experimental validation procedure of two solar shading calculation techniques - pixel counting (PxC) and polygon clipping (PgC) - and an inter-software comparison to highlight the capabilities and efficiency of each… read more here.
Keywords: pxc; polygon clipping; solar shading; experimental validation ... See more keywords
Adaptive heating, ventilation and solar shading for dwellings
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DOI: 10.1080/00038628.2017.1300132
Abstract: ABSTRACT Calculation of various strategies for the heating of, and the prevention of overheating in, a Dutch standard dwelling that includes (automated) adaptive ventilation systems and solar shading to maintain indoor temperatures at acceptably comfortable… read more here.
Keywords: solar shading; ventilation; heating ventilation; ventilation solar ... See more keywords
Simulation-aided development of automated solar shading control strategies using performance mapping and statistical classification
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DOI: 10.1080/19401493.2021.1887355
Abstract: This paper presents a structured, generically applicable, method for using building performance simulation to aid the development of comfort-driven solar shading controls by mapping predicted occupant comfort conditions to sensor measurements. The method uses confusion… read more here.
Keywords: development; statistical classification; simulation; performance ... See more keywords