Research on Indoor Thermal Environment Control and Thermal Sensation Prediction

Abstract

Most of indoor thermal environment are controlled based on given values. Researchers have proposed a new indoor thermal environment control method based on thermal sensation. Thermal sensation means human body thermal sensation to indoor thermal environment such as cold and hot. This method can not only avoids the unreasonable setting points, but also satisfies the demand of dynamic thermal comfort. At the same time, it benefits to thermal comfort and energy saving of building. Since there are many factors influencing human body thermal comfort, this method needs to be supported by more experiments. This article discusses on the thermal sensation influence factor of this new method, which will make more energy saving.