Title :
Towards Occupancy-Driven Heating and Cooling
Author :
Whitehouse, Kamin ; Ranjan, Juhi ; Lu, Jiakang ; Sookoor, Tamim ; Saadat, Mehdi ; Burke, Carrie Meinberg ; Staengl, Galen ; Canfora, Anselmo ; Haj-Hariri, Hossein
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Abstract :
HVAC systems are eventually needed to maintain comfort for occupants, and as a result sensing and leveraging user context information is critical for the energy-efficient operation of buildings. This article describes an occupancy-driven HVAC control framework for more effective heating and cooling management.
Keywords :
HVAC; cooling; HVAC systems; buildings; cooling management; energy-efficient operation; heating management; heating ventilation and cooling; occupancy-driven HVAC control framework; occupancy-driven cooling; occupancy-driven heating; occupant comfort; user context information; Cooling; Green buildings; Heating; Thermal sensors; Thermostats;
Journal_Title :
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MDT.2012.2201439
