calctadapt: Calculating Adaptive Comfort Temperatures or Neutral Temperatures

Description

calctadapt are three functions to calculate adaptive comfort or neutral temperatures based on a given outdoor temperature value.

Usage

calctAdapt15251(trm = 20)
calctAdaptASHRAE(tmmo)
calctnAuliciems(ta, tmmo)
calctnHumphreysNV(tmmo)
calctnHumphreysAC(tmmo)

Arguments

numerical value presenting the indoor air temperature in [degree C]

trm

numerical value presenting the running mean outdoor temperature in [degree C]

tmmo

numerical value presenting the mean monthly outdoor temperature in [degree C]

Value

returns the adaptive comfort or neutral temperature with respect to the given outdoor temperature value

References

calctAdapt15251 is based on DIN EN 15251 Indoor environmental input parameters for design and assessment of energy performance of buildings addressing indoor air quality, thermal environment, lighting and acoustics; German version EN 15251:2012 2012.

calcAdaptASHRAE is based on Brager, G. S. & de Dear, R. Climate, comfort, & natural ventilation: a new adaptive comfort standard for ASHRAE standard 55 Center for the Built Environment. UC Berkeley, 2001.

calctnAuliciems is based on Auliciems, A. Psycho-physiological criteria for global thermal zones of building design Int J Biometeorol, springer, 1981, 26, 69-86.

calctnHumphreysNV and calctnHumphreysAC are based on Humphreys, M. A., Outdoor temperatures and comfort indoors. Batiment International, Building Research and Practice, Taylor and Francis, 1978, 6, 92-92.

Examples

Run this code

# NOT RUN {
## define variable
trm <- 21.2

## calculate adaptive comfort temperature
calctAdapt15251(trm)
# }