A master thesis from Aalborg University
Control Strategies for Intelligent Facades
[Styringsstrategier for intelligente facader]
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Term
4. term
Publication year
2012
Submitted on
2012-06-14
Pages
274 pages
Abstract
Denne rapport er produktet af et afgangsprojekt, som beskæftiger sig med de forskellige problemer som opstår når styringsstrategier implementeres i intelligente facader. Denne rapport består af en introduktion, en teoretisk- og praktisk del, og hver del belyser effekten af den intelligente facade på indeklimaet samt energi forbruget. Den teoretiske del er udført i BSim og består af en følsomhedsanalyse og ti undersøgelser af forskellige kontrol strategier. Den praktiske del er udført i en fuld skala model i Kuben og består af tre hoved områder; eksperimenter med praktiske kontrol strategier, eksperimenter med bruger adfærd og eksperimenter med en skodde. Den overordnede konklusion er at den intelligente facade bidrager til et tilfredsstillende indeklima samtidig med energi forbruget for bygningen sænkes. Dog kunne ingen af de udviklede styringsstrategier udelukke brugen af mekaniske teknologier hvis indeklimaet og brugerne skal tilfredsstilles. Eksperimentet med skodden viste at teknologien er gunstig til at sænke transmissionstabet gennem vinduet.
This report is the product of a Master thesis, dealing with the different challenges which occur when implementing control strategies in intelligent facades. This report consists of a introduction, theoretical- and practical part, and each part clarifies the effect of the intelligent facade on the indoor environment and the energy consumption. The theoretical part is conducted in BSim and consists of a sensitivity analysis and ten examinations of different control strategies. The practical part is performed in a full scale experiment in the Cube and consists of three main fields; experiments with practical control strategies, experiments with user behaviour and experiments with a shutter. The overall conclusion is that the intelligent facade contributes to a satisfying indoor environment while lowering the energy consumption of the building. However, none of the control strategies developed could exclude the use of mechanical technologies if also satisfying the indoor environment and the users. The experiments with the shutter showed that the technology is preferable to lower the transmission loss through the window.
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