Experimental study on control strategies of radiant floor cooling system with direct-ground cooling source and displacement ventilation system: A case study in an office building

Jing Ren, Jiying Liu, Shiyu Zhou, Moon Keun Kim and Shoujie Song

Energy, 2022, vol. 239, issue PD

Abstract: Radiant cooling systems need optimized control strategies to provide superior comfort while maximizing energy-savings. The field measurement method was used to study the operational control of radiant floor cooling (RFC) with a direct-ground cooling source and displacement ventilation (DV) systems. The control methods for the composite system were proposed based on three factors including floor surface temperature relative to the indoor air dew point temperature, the range of indoor/outdoor air temperature and humidity, and the indoor thermal and humidity loads to be countered. These factors were considered in three typical scenarios: intermittent operation, variable initial temperature and humidity conditions, and sudden increases in indoor heat gain, so that maintaining the operative temperature within 26–27 °C. The system required that precooling time of the RFC was 2.5–3 times the time to achieve 63% of the temperature change for intermittent operation on weekends, while the DV system was started 1–1.5 h before work time when initial indoor air humidity was higher than 75% and indoor air temperature was higher than 26 °C, and supply air flow rate was increased to maximum value under sudden increases in indoor heat gain. The results concluded that dynamic optimal control of the radiant cooling system was achieved.

Keywords: Direct-ground cooling source; Radiant floor cooling; Ventilation; Dehumidification; Operation control strategies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.122410

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