Usage Patterns of Air Conditioning System for Typical Types of Occupants and Their Interactive Features in Residential Buildings – A Case Study in Hangzhou, China

Minyan Lu; Shuqin Chen; Fei Fang; Hong Zhang; Xiyong Zhang; Yangyang Pan; Peltonen Janne

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Usage Patterns of Air Conditioning System for Typical Types of Occupants and Their Interactive Features in Residential Buildings – A Case Study in Hangzhou, China

Minyan Lu, Shuqin Chen, Fei Fang, Hong Zhang, Xiyong Zhang, Yangyang Pan, Peltonen Janne

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The usage pattern related to air conditioning (AC) can significantly influence the energy consumption of residential buildings in HSCW zone. A survey, consisting of the general information about the household and building characteristics, occupant behavior of controlling AC and occupants’ reactions to others’ requirements, has been carried out in Hangzhou in order to develop the database of AC usage patterns in this district, analyze the characteristics of AC usage of typical types of occupants (including children and teenagers, youth, middle age and elder) and their interactive features. The survey results indicate that in contrast to the children and teenagers, the elders prefer a relatively high outdoor temperature to start using AC, as well as the setting temperature. Meanwhile, the majority of them use the AC for a shorter time compared to other three types of occupants. At the same time, youth and middle-aged people would like to use AC for a long time and maintain a medium temperature and. Besides, these four typical occupants have a similar attitude on the operating of AC when there is someone else in the same space. Over 75% of respondents take others’ feeling into consideration and share their opinions with their family members regarding turning on/off the AC and the setting temperature, which may change the operation patterns of AC.

Published in	International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering (Volume 5, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijepe.20160503.15
Page(s)	121-128
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Usage Patterns of Air Conditioning System, Typical Types of Occupants, Interactive Features, China

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Minyan Lu, Shuqin Chen, Fei Fang, Hong Zhang, Xiyong Zhang, et al. Usage Patterns of Air Conditioning System for Typical Types of Occupants and Their Interactive Features in Residential Buildings – A Case Study in Hangzhou, China. Int J Energy Power Eng. 2016;5(3):121-128. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepe.20160503.15

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Minyan Lu

College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Shuqin Chen

College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Fei Fang

College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Hong Zhang

College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Xiyong Zhang

College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Yangyang Pan

College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Peltonen Janne

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland

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Minyan Lu; Shuqin Chen; Fei Fang; Hong Zhang; Xiyong Zhang, et al. Usage Patterns of Air Conditioning System for Typical Types of Occupants and Their Interactive Features in Residential Buildings – A Case Study in Hangzhou, China. Int. J. Energy Power Eng. 2016, 5(3), 121-128. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepe.20160503.15

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Minyan Lu, Shuqin Chen, Fei Fang, Hong Zhang, Xiyong Zhang, et al. Usage Patterns of Air Conditioning System for Typical Types of Occupants and Their Interactive Features in Residential Buildings – A Case Study in Hangzhou, China. Int J Energy Power Eng. 2016;5(3):121-128. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepe.20160503.15

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