Comfort Temperature and Adaptive Model in Japanese Dwellings
01 Jan 2018-pp 185-193
TL;DR: In this article, the authors collected about 36,114 thermal comfort votes from 244 residents of 120 dwellings in the Kanto region of Japan to quantify the seasonal differences in the comfort temperature and to develop a domestic adaptive model for Japanese dwellings.
Abstract: In order to quantify the seasonal differences in the comfort temperature and to develop a domestic adaptive model for Japanese dwellings, thermal measurements, a thermal comfort survey and an occupant behaviour survey were conducted for 4 years in the living rooms and bedrooms of dwellings in the Kanto region of Japan. We have collected about 36,114 thermal comfort votes from 244 residents of 120 dwellings. The results show that the residents are highly satisfied with the thermal environment of their dwellings. People are highly adapted in the thermal condition of the dwellings, and thus the comfort temperature has large seasonal differences. An adaptive model for housing was derived from the data to relate the indoor comfort temperature to the prevailing outdoor temperature. Such models are useful for the control of indoor temperatures.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a domestic adaptive model for Japanese dwellings, thermal measurements, a thermal comfort survey, and an occupant behaviour survey were conducted for 4 years in the living and bedrooms of dwellings in the Kanto region of Japan.
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TL;DR: In order to quantify the seasonal differences in the comfort temperature and to develop a domestic adaptive model for highly insulated Japanese dwellings, thermal measurements and a thermal comfort model were used in this paper.
Abstract: In order to quantify the seasonal differences in the comfort temperature and to develop a domestic adaptive model for highly insulated Japanese dwellings, thermal measurements and a thermal comfort...
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the relationship between indoor and outdoor temperatures and window-opening behaviors in Japanese homes and found that window opening behaviors were related to both indoor or outdoor air temperatures, and the strength of this relationship justified the adoption of the adaptive model for both prediction and design of control strategies for the provision of indoor comfort.
Abstract: This study described in this paper was undertaken to investigate comfort temperatures and related behaviours in Japanese homes. In it temperatures were measured in the living rooms and a thermal comfort survey of residents and related window-opening behavioural survey was completed over a full year in the Gifu region of Japan. The residents were found to be highly satisfied with the thermal environment of their houses. Significant seasonal differences were found in their comfort temperatures. The results showed that comfort temperature changes varied with changes in both the indoor and outdoor climate. The strength of the relationship between indoor and outdoor temperatures justified the adoption of the adaptive model for both prediction and design of control strategies for the provision of indoor comfort. The window-opening behaviours were shown to be related to both the indoor or outdoor air temperatures. The deadband was narrower and constraints on the window opening in the houses investigated were bot...
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