Experimental Analysis of Cool Traditional Solar Shading Systems for Residential Buildings
In recent years there has been a growing interest in the development and thermal-energy analysis of passive solutions for reducing building cooling needs and thus improving indoor thermal comfort conditions. In this view, several studies were carried out about cool roofs and cool coatings, producing...
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doaj-0f5fc223604248f7ad746041f94a3dff2020-11-24T23:24:32ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732015-03-01832197221010.3390/en8032197en8032197Experimental Analysis of Cool Traditional Solar Shading Systems for Residential BuildingsAnna Laura Pisello0Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, via G. Duranti 93, 06125 Perugia, ItalyIn recent years there has been a growing interest in the development and thermal-energy analysis of passive solutions for reducing building cooling needs and thus improving indoor thermal comfort conditions. In this view, several studies were carried out about cool roofs and cool coatings, producing acknowledged mitigation effects on urban heat island phenomenon. The purpose of this work is to investigate the thermal-energy performance of cool louvers of shutters, usually installed in residential buildings, compared to dark color traditional shading systems. To this aim, two full-scale prototype buildings were continuously monitored under summer conditions and the role of the cool shutter in reducing the overheating of the shading system and the energy requirements for cooling was analyzed. After an in-lab optical analysis of the cool coating, showing a huge solar reflectance increase with respect to the traditional configuration, i.e., by about 75%, field monitoring results showed that the cool shutter is able to decrease the indoor air temperature up to 2 °C under free floating conditions. The corresponding energy saving was about 25%, with even much higher peaks during very hot summer conditions.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/8/3/2197cool coatingsreflective shading systemsbuilding continuous monitoringresidential buildingthermal performancepassive coolingtest-roomindoor microclimateenergy efficiency in buildings |
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Experimental Analysis of Cool Traditional Solar Shading Systems for Residential Buildings |
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Experimental Analysis of Cool Traditional Solar Shading Systems for Residential Buildings |
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Experimental Analysis of Cool Traditional Solar Shading Systems for Residential Buildings |
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Experimental Analysis of Cool Traditional Solar Shading Systems for Residential Buildings |
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experimental analysis of cool traditional solar shading systems for residential buildings |
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In recent years there has been a growing interest in the development and thermal-energy analysis of passive solutions for reducing building cooling needs and thus improving indoor thermal comfort conditions. In this view, several studies were carried out about cool roofs and cool coatings, producing acknowledged mitigation effects on urban heat island phenomenon. The purpose of this work is to investigate the thermal-energy performance of cool louvers of shutters, usually installed in residential buildings, compared to dark color traditional shading systems. To this aim, two full-scale prototype buildings were continuously monitored under summer conditions and the role of the cool shutter in reducing the overheating of the shading system and the energy requirements for cooling was analyzed. After an in-lab optical analysis of the cool coating, showing a huge solar reflectance increase with respect to the traditional configuration, i.e., by about 75%, field monitoring results showed that the cool shutter is able to decrease the indoor air temperature up to 2 °C under free floating conditions. The corresponding energy saving was about 25%, with even much higher peaks during very hot summer conditions. |
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cool coatings reflective shading systems building continuous monitoring residential building thermal performance passive cooling test-room indoor microclimate energy efficiency in buildings |
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