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Thermal comfort and energy performance of personal comfort systems (PCS): A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Highlights Effect of PCS on energy consumption and thermal comfort was reviewed. Large conditioned body areas contribute to improved thermal comfort/acceptability. Heated chairs with embedded heating elements have better energy performance. Desk fan & air-cooling chair has a large impact on thermal comfort & acceptability.
Abstract Personal comfort systems (PCSs) that are energy efficient have been widely used indoors to improve occupant thermal comfort and acceptability under a variety of thermo-hygrometric conditions. Although numerous studies have shown that the use of PCSs has beneficial effects, definitive conclusions on the effectiveness of PCSs on thermal comfort enhancement have yet to be drawn. Furthermore, detailed analyses of specific indoor conditions that may be the most promising are lacking. As a result, a comprehensive meta-analysis review was conducted to summarize, analyze, and compare findings from eligible documented studies on the effects of various PCSs on occupants’ perceptual responses. Besides, the energy performance of various PCSs was examined. The effects of total cooling or heating area as well as types of PCSs, on occupants’ perceptual responses were specifically addressed. This systematic review and meta-analysis serve as a foundational reference source for the selection of highly energy-efficient and effective personal comfort systems to improve thermal comfort of indoor occupants.
Thermal comfort and energy performance of personal comfort systems (PCS): A systematic review and meta-analysis
Graphical abstract Display Omitted
Highlights Effect of PCS on energy consumption and thermal comfort was reviewed. Large conditioned body areas contribute to improved thermal comfort/acceptability. Heated chairs with embedded heating elements have better energy performance. Desk fan & air-cooling chair has a large impact on thermal comfort & acceptability.
Abstract Personal comfort systems (PCSs) that are energy efficient have been widely used indoors to improve occupant thermal comfort and acceptability under a variety of thermo-hygrometric conditions. Although numerous studies have shown that the use of PCSs has beneficial effects, definitive conclusions on the effectiveness of PCSs on thermal comfort enhancement have yet to be drawn. Furthermore, detailed analyses of specific indoor conditions that may be the most promising are lacking. As a result, a comprehensive meta-analysis review was conducted to summarize, analyze, and compare findings from eligible documented studies on the effects of various PCSs on occupants’ perceptual responses. Besides, the energy performance of various PCSs was examined. The effects of total cooling or heating area as well as types of PCSs, on occupants’ perceptual responses were specifically addressed. This systematic review and meta-analysis serve as a foundational reference source for the selection of highly energy-efficient and effective personal comfort systems to improve thermal comfort of indoor occupants.
Thermal comfort and energy performance of personal comfort systems (PCS): A systematic review and meta-analysis
Song, Wenfang (author) / Zhang, Ziran (author) / Chen, Zihao (author) / Wang, Faming (author) / Yang, Bin (author)
Energy and Buildings ; 256
2021-11-29
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
ABL , Natural or cool air blowers utilizing convective thermal transfer mechanism , AI , Artificial intelligence , ASHRAE , American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers , CCP , Cooling chairs/pads utilizing conductive thermal transfer mechanism , CEP , Corrective efficiency power , CI , Confidence interval , CRT , Cooling radiators using radiative thermal transfer mechanism , EFS , Effect size , HAB , Hot/warm-air blowers based on both radiative & convective thermal transfer mechanisms , HCP , Heated chairs/pads that utilize conductive thermal transfer mechanism , HRT , Heating radiators utilize radiative thermal transfer mechanism , HVAC , Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning , ISO , International Organization for Standardization , MCD , Multiple cooling devices that utilize more than two heat transfer mechanisms , MHD , Multiple heating devices that adopt more than two thermal transfer mechanisms and combine two or more of the above devices , PCD , Personal cooling device , PCS , Personal cooling system , PHD , Personal heating device , PRISMA , Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses , Personal comfort system , Personal cooling devices , Personal heating devices , Thermal comfort , Energy performance
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