Occupant Thermal Comfort and Residential Demand-Responsive Air Conditioning -Modelling Case Studies for Melbourne and Brisbane

[摘要] New demand-responsive direct load control air-conditioner technologies are being rolled out across residential homes and electricity networks to mitigate peak demand, and enhance energy network resilience during hot weather.Although it is clear that direct load control technologies provide grid benefits in terms of reduced peak summer electrical loads, by switching cooling off or reducing energy consumed at times of high demand, the impacts in terms of increased heat stress and occupant comfort of such DR products are not well understood.Some field-based occupant comfort data has been collected in various demand response (DR) trials in Australia and internationally, but these trials have generally focussed more on energy considerations rather than occupant health and comfort. A review of the technical literature shows that no major modelling-driven studies have been undertaken to determine the impact DR technologies will have on occupant health and comfort in a residential setting during hot weather and heatwaves – which is when they are most likely to be utilised. CSIRO has initiated a research project that aims to provide the rigorous scientific evidence base needed to optimally implement DR air conditioning technologies in a manner that provides benefits for the electricity system, without impacting on human health and wellbeing across the residential housing stock. Once developed, the modelling tools and databases will provide a basis for utilities and third-party market players to design demand-response products that are acceptable to consumers, with low risk of liability, and also beneficial to energy infrastructure resilience and industry bottom-line. This report is the first output for the research project, and it provides information on:•Initial literature scan related to thermal comfort effects of air conditioner Demand Response•Physics-based modelling case studies for six residential buildings in Queensland and Victoria, run in 48 configurations•Initial analysis of CSIRO residential energy datasets

[发布日期] 2015-08-30 [发布机构] CSIRO

[学科分类] 地球科学(综合)