Utilization factor for building solar-heat gain for use in a simplified energy model

Y. G. Yohanis and B. Norton

Applied Energy, 1999, vol. 63, issue 4, 227-239

Abstract: The utilization factor, which is a function of weather and building thermal response, is the ratio of the utilized to the total solar-heat gain in a building. It is determined using data obtained from a weighted zone-by-zone dynamic hour-by-hour thermal analysis of solar-energy absorption in a generic office building. Useful solar-energy absorption in a building depends on a number of building parameters; it is especially dependent on zoning and time constant. This utilization factor, which in this study is a continuous function of time constant, is used in the Early Design Model (EDM) which is a simplified steady-state design tool to take account of dynamic heat flows within the building.

Keywords: Utilization; factor; Simulation; Thermal; modelling; Solar; energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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