CoolShift – Cooling of buildings by chiller-assisted nocturnal radiation and convection
Open Access
- 1 November 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
- Vol. 1343 (1), 012101
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1343/1/012101
Abstract
A novel approach for cooling an office building is numerically evaluated. PVT collectors are used for nocturnal radiative and convective cooling. A TABS ceiling serves as thermal storage. If the free cooling power of the PVT collectors is too low, it is boosted by a chiller raising the collector temperature. While the energy efficiency improves compared to a conventional daytime chiller cooling system, the room temperature cannot always be kept in the desired band. Furthermore, the PVT collectors stay cooler than comparable PV modules during the day, increasing the electricity generation.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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