Heat Transfer and Energy Consumption of Passive House in a Severely Cold Area: Simulation Analyses

• Published in: Energies (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 3; p. 626
• Main Authors: Wang, Fang, Yang, Wen-Jia, Sun, Wei-Feng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Air conditioning; Alternative energy sources; Building construction; Buildings; Climate change; Climatic conditions; Cold; Computer simulation; Cooling; Design; enclosure structure; Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Energy management; External walls; Green buildings; Heat recovery; Heat transfer; heat transfer coefficient; Heating load; Houses; Irradiation; passive house; Quality standards; Radiation; Residential areas; Solar energy; Summer; Sustainable development; Temperature; Thermal insulation; Ventilation; United States > US; China; Germany

In order to improve the heat transfer in enclosure structure of passive houses in cold area with complex climatic conditions, a three-dimensional model is established to investigate the time-by-case changes of outdoor temperature and solar irradiation based on the principle of integral change and th...