Effect of MRT variation on the energy consumption in a PMV-controlled office

Occupants’ behavioural impact on energy consumption: ‘human-in-the-loop’ comfort process control

“…The interaction between indoor environment and skin temperature for normal office conditions is largely determined by mean radiant temperature, and therefore there is a large effect of mean radiant temperature on the energy consumption in a comfort-controlled office (Kang et al, 2010). By optimizing the responses to the individual human comfort differences, energy conservation of up to 25% is possible (van Oeffelen, Van Zundert, & Jacobs, 2010).…”

Mapping of the indoor comfort conditions considering the effect of solar radiation

“…The effect of MRT on the energy consumption has been also investigated by Kang et al (2010) who analyzed the energy saving potential in a PMV-controlled space. The results suggested that, although energy-saving potential is reduced under the high mean radiant temperature condition, the thermal comfort control is still a reasonable strategy to achieve both thermal comfort and energy saving simultaneously.…”

The effect of the short wave radiation and its reflected components on the mean radiant temperature: modelling and preliminary experimental results

“…Moreover, in this case, MRT also influences the energy consumption to a certain extent. The issue has been investigated, analyzing the energy saving potential in a PMV-controlled space [24]. The results suggested that energy consumption, in a thermal comfort-controlled space, is strongly affected by a change in the mean radiant temperature and that the thermal comfort control can be considered as a reasonable strategy for both thermal comfort and energy saving purposes which, in turn, are to become one of the main objective of the building industry all over the world [25][26][27][28].…”