Theoretical Minimum Thermal Load in Buildings

Charles Booten; Prakash Rao; Vi Rapp; Roderick Jackson; Ravi Prasher

doi:10.1016/j.joule.2020.12.015

Theoretical Minimum Thermal Load in Buildings

Charles Booten, Prakash Rao, Vi Rapp, Roderick Jackson, Ravi Prasher

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Abstract

This perspective offers a novel approach to calculate the theoretical minimum thermal load (TMTL) for minimizing energy consumption for thermal comfort in buildings. Analysis for buildings in the United States show that current thermal load is more than one order of magnitude higher than TMTL. To realize the TMTL, this perspective proposes technology needs in the near and long term, such as advanced zonal control, radiative heating, thermal textiles, and thermal energy storage.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	24-46
Number of pages	23
Journal	Joule
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2020.12.015 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2020.12.015
State	Published - 20 Jan 2021

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NREL/JA-5500-77499

Keywords

heating and cooling of buildings
human comfort in buildings
thermal load in buildings
thermal storage
thermal zoning in buildings
thermally active clothing
thermally active textiles

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