Energy savings by smart utilization of mechanical and natural ventilation for hybrid residential building model in passive climate

• Main Authors: Homod R.Z., Sahari K.S.M.
• Other Authors: 36994633500
• Format: Article
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Building model; Energy control; HVAC system; Natural ventilation; RLF method; Air conditioning; Buildings; Flow rate; Indoor air pollution; Power control; Thermal comfort; Ventilation; Building ventilations; Climate condition; Empirical functions; Hybrid model; Indoor air quality; Indoor air velocity; Indoor thermal comfort; Indoor/outdoor; Internal temperature; Main parameters; Mechanical ventilation; Modeling approach; Predicted mean vote; Residential building model; Residential load factors; Response sensitivity analysis; Variable air volume; Climate models
• Institution: Universiti Tenaga Nasional

This paper focuses on the efficiency of controlling building internal temperature and relative humidity by ventilation and infiltration flow rate. Building model is inevitable to study the feasibility of building ventilation, and how it affects the indoor air quality. A hybrid model is built using p...