Influencing factors on thermal comfort and biosignals of occupant-a review

Abstract

Thermal comfort has become one of the most important factors to be considered for the working efficiency and health of occupants in an indoor space. In addition, it is considered in the design of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems for the management of building energy. In this study, the key factors influencing thermal comfort are briefly discussed, such as air temperature, air velocity, radiant temperature, relative humidity, insulation of clothes, and metabolic rate. These factors act in a complex manner, affecting people and causing physical and psychological changes. Also, human physical changes have a significant impact on the human body, including skin temperature, heart rate variability, and electroencephalogram measurements, and are modified by the surrounding thermal environment. In this article, the factors influencing thermal comfort and biosignals of humans are discussed, and recent related studies are introduced.