INTELLIGENT ROOF SYSTEM UTILIZING RENEWABLE ENERGY TO REDUCE HEAT LOADS

Abstract

Experiments and simulations were conducted to assess the hygrothermal performance of an intelligent roof system that utilizes renewable energy, which could reduce thermal loads.This paper presents the principles of the proposed envelope system and describes the experiment conducted to assess this system, which used apparatus modeled on a roof.The results indicated that a significant dehumidifying effect was incurred. The parameter sensitivity analysis was performed on the experiment resultsusing Hygrabe software, which is a tool for analyzing unsteady heat transfer in a building envelope.This work enables the combined analysis of the movement of heat and moisture in an envelope system. Improved methodology for the system was also examined.