Experimental set-up for testing active and passive systems for energy savings in buildings - Lessons learnt

This paper describes a building prototype experimental set-up used for testing active and passive systems for energy savings, presenting the used methodology, reviewing the main experimental results and identifying limitations. The test facility is located in Puigverd de Lleida (Spain) and has been...

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Autores: Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de, Navarro Farré, Lidia, Coma Arpón, Julià, Serrano, Susana, Romaní Picas, Joaquim, Pérez Luque, Gabriel, Cabeza, Luisa F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/60309
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.09.109
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/60309
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Energy savings
Active systems
Passive systems
Buildings
Phase change materials (PCM)
Experimental set-up
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Sumario:This paper describes a building prototype experimental set-up used for testing active and passive systems for energy savings, presenting the used methodology, reviewing the main experimental results and identifying limitations. The test facility is located in Puigverd de Lleida (Spain) and has been experimentally evaluating different materials, technologies and systems which might be integrated in building design to provide energy savings for space heating and cooling since 2002. The research fields of passive technologies covered the effect of using different insulating materials, construction systems based on sustainable materials, addition of phase change materials in building envelopes and green infrastructures such as green roofs and walls. On the other hand, the active systems tested were focused in exploiting different available renewable energy source available, such a solar thermal, free-cooling with night air, or geothermal heat, using thermal energy storage systems to shift the heating and cooling loads.