Study on indoor adaptive thermal comfort evaluation method for buildings integrated with semi-transparent photovoltaic window. (15th January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Haobo; Lin, Chengkai; Hu, Yilin; Zhang, Xingkui; Han, Jun; Cheng, Yuanda
• Is Part Of: Building and environment. Volume 228(2023)
• Publication Date: 2023-01-15
• Subjects: Semi-transparent photovoltaic window -- Visual and non-visual coupling effect -- Adaptive thermal comfort; BIPV Building-integrated photovoltaics -- STPV Window Semi-Transparent Photovoltaic Window -- BIPV-IGU Building integrated semi-transparent photovoltaic insulated glass unit -- DS-STPV Double-skin semi-transparent photovoltaic -- WWR Window-wall ratio -- TSV Thermal sensation evaluation vote -- PMV Predicted Mean Vote -- UDI Useful daylight illuminance -- aPMV Adaptive Predicted Mean Vote -- ipRGCs Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells -- SCN Suprachiasmatic Nucleus -- MBE Mean bias error -- RMSE Root mean square error; Buildings -- Environmental engineering -- Periodicals; Building -- Research -- Periodicals; Constructions -- Technique de l'environnement -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 696
• DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109834
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0360-1323

Abstract

Abstract: Semi-Transparent Photovoltaic (STPV) windows have the potential of active energy-saving and have attracted more attention in recent years. Due to the selective absorption effect of solar cells on solar radiation, the indoor thermal environment and human thermal comfort of buildings integrated with STPV windows are considerably different from that with clear glass windows, and there are few studies on this. In this paper, the indoor human thermal comfort of buildings integrated with STPV window was investigated. Firstly, experiments and subjective questionnaires for the indoor environment were conducted in STPV and clear glass window buildings respectively. Secondly, the influence of illuminance on thermal sensation was statistically analyzed, with the consideration of visual effect, non-visual effect, as well as visual and non-visual coupling effect respectively. On this basis, an innovative thermal comfort evaluation method was provided. The thermo-physiological effect, light-physiological effect and light-psychological effect were comprehensively considered in this method. Finally, the reliability was verified by comparing with TSV. According to tests and questionnaires, it was found that the indoor thermal environment of the STPV window was an uneven thermal environment, and the subjective thermal sensation was more inclined to be slightly warm. When investigating the effect of illuminance on thermal sensation considering visual and non-visual coupling effect, it was found that illuminance had a significant influence on thermal sensation in different illuminance ranges. Meanwhile, it indicated the coupled effect of thermal environment and daylight environment on the thermal comfort of human. Highlights: The thermal environment and human thermal sensation for buildings integrated with STPV window are studied. The influence of illuminance on human thermal comfort through visual effect and non-visual effect is investigated. An adaptive thermal comfort evaluation method for buildings integrated with STPV window is proposed.