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A Case Study on the Air-conditioner Use of Occupant Behavior in Apartment

아파트 거주자의 에어컨 사용행태 분석 사례 연구

Sun-Hye Mun1
,
In-Kyu Kwak1
,
Kwang-Il Park1
,
Jung-Ho Huh1
문 선혜1
,
곽 인규1
,
박 광일1
,
허 정호1
1Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Seoul
1서울시립대학교 건축학부 건축공학전공
*교신저자. *Corresponding Author. 
February 2018. pp. 27-38
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the air conditioner (AC) use behavior of occupants based on monitoring data. The indoor temperature and humidity, the occupancy state, and the infrared signal of the AC remote control of 4 households were collected. Using the above data, specific user behavior (on/off, set-temperature, air volume, etc. adjustment) was determined. The collected information on the AC use was divided into three categories based on the occupancy state; entering, leaving, and staying. The probability of turning on and off on the AC according to the DI (discomfort index) while staying the room was also analyzed. The result of this study is significant for future research on predicting the energy consumption propensity of the residents and for developing on AC use model based on user behavior.

Keywords
Air-conditioner use
Residents
Set-point temperature
Probabilistic behavior
Discomfort index

키워드
에어컨 사용
거주자
설정온도
확률적 행태
불쾌지수
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  • Publisher :Korean Institute of Architectural Sustainable Environment and Building Systems
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국건축친환경설비학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of Korean Institute of Architectural Sustainable Environment and Building Systems
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국건축친환경설비학회논문집
  • Volume : 12
  • No :1
  • Pages :27-38
  • Received Date : 2017-12-01
  • Revised Date : 2018-01-19
  • Accepted Date : 2018-01-25
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.12972/jkiaebs.20180003
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