Theoretical Assessment of Sustainability Principles for Renewable Smart Air-ConditioningTheoretical Assessment of Sustainability Principles for Renewable Smart Air-Conditioning

Abstract

Upon an improvement in the quality of life, air-conditioning has generally been applied. Nevertheless, environmental and health issues related with the use of air-conditioning occurs more often. Therefore, this paper aims to theoretically assess the principles of sustainability to achieve sustainability for renewable smart air-conditioning. Not only with consideration to the geometry (i.e. system mechanisms and components), fuzzy logic control and proportional-integral-derivative that such studies drawn particular attention to, but with concerns to a matter which has been previously ignored. That is with consideration to the potential which the renewable-based options, advanced smart control technique and profitability measures of air-conditioning reinforces the three pillars of sustainability, and their sustainable indicators as context-specific transformations have, to not only eradicate indoor health effects, lower the levels of energy consumption and rate of carbon emissions, but to uncover the significance of and particular contribution renewables and smart control opportunities makes to the sustainability of the system. In meeting this aim and demonstrating the sustainability of the theoretical framework, this paper reveals renewable and smart control system as the fundamental key components of the air-conditioning as it promotes to reduce levels of energy consumption and lower carbon emissions, vis-à-vis establish a comfortable and healthy indoor environment as an exercise in the sustainable theoretical framework whose status as renewable smart air-conditioning not only tackle poor indoor air quality but also combat global warming and climate change.

A Feasibility Study for the Optimized Development of Renewable Air-Conditioning for Different Climatic Conditions

“…The consumption of non-renewable energy sources has caused and is still causing harm to the environment. By 2050, the request for energy could be twofold, or possibly threefold, as the worldwide populace develops and emerging districts grow their economics (Oye et al, 2020a;2020b). This has recently raised concerns in sustainable development over climate change, global warming, accelerating environmental influences like ozone layer reduction, energy resources reduction, insufficient thermal comfort, health issues, high cost and possible supply problems.…”

“…This has recently raised concerns in sustainable development over climate change, global warming, accelerating environmental influences like ozone layer reduction, energy resources reduction, insufficient thermal comfort, health issues, high cost and possible supply problems. While air conditioning has mostly been applied as a result of improvements in living conditions, health and environmental problems associated with the use of air-conditioning systems frequently unfolds (Yu et al, 2008;Aftab et al, 2013;Yu and Lin, 2015;Gugulothua et al, 2015;Oye et al, 2020b).…”

“…Studies by IPCC (2007), Kjellstrom et al (2009), Schulte and Chun (2009), Ford and Berrang-Ford (2011) and Oye et al, (2020b) suggest that worldwide climate change will escalate indoor and outdoor heat loads and can damage wellbeing and harm work profitability for many individuals. Recent studies subsequently revealed that the climate crises reality hit headline news when the UK experienced its warmest winter day in February with a high peak temperature of 38.7°C on July 25, 2019 in Cambridge (Watts, 2019).…”

“…In any case, developing air-conditioning usage builds power utilization and increases the rate of energy consumption and carbon emissions if the source of energy is unrenewable, leading to climate change. The role of urban areas in sustainable development has turned out to be increasingly conspicuous because of the developing urban populace around the world (Dempsey et al, 2011;Oye et al, 2020b).…”

“…The adverse effects of air-conditioning uncover the need for considering the use of renewable energy sources. Consequently, Hao and GhaffarianHoseini (2012), Gugulothua et al, (2015) and Oye et al, (2020b) proposed that it is essential to replace conventional energy with solar energy for the end goal of sustainable growth. Utilizing renewable energy sources for climate change mitigation, especially the generation of solar energy to power air conditioning to reduce the level of energy consumption and carbon emissions, is expected to produce sustainable future development zones and further climate resilience.…”