Influence of Urban Microclimate on Air-Conditioning Energy Needs and Indoor Thermal Comfort in Houses

A long-term climate measurement was implemented in the third largest city of Taiwan, for the check of accuracy of morphing approach on generating the hourly data of urban local climate. Based on observed and morphed meteorological data, building energy simulation software EnergyPlus was used to simu...

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Main Authors: Feng-Chi Liao, Ming-Jen Cheng, Ruey-Lung Hwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Advances in Meteorology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/585623