Evaluating the performance of buildings thermal mass control strategies - J.E. Braun, K.W. Montgomery, N. Chaturvedi
@article{Braun2001,
author = {Braun, J.E. and Montgomery, K.W. and Chaturvedi, Nitin},
file = {::},
journal = {HVAC\&R Research},
number = {4},
pages = {403--428},
publisher = {Taylor \& Francis},
title = {{Evaluating the performance of building thermal mass control strategies}},
url = {http://www.informaworld.com/index/934191277.pdf},
volume = {7},
year = {2001}
}
Key Points
- Cool thermal storage used to save energy
- 40% reduction in cooling costs
A tool for evaluation of control strategies using HVAC utility costs as the cost metric - using inverse models. Estimated costs were withing 5%. Best results gave a 40% reduction in cooling costs.
Methods used cool thermal storage using air and structure to save energy, rather than specialised systems. using the buildings capacitance for it's own good. This doesn't really apply to home settings however, as the house can become occupied at anytime and normally domestic energy use doesn't have peak and off peak times to capitalise on.