Zero energy balance proposal for office buildings

The paper discusses the issue of prediction of electric energy production using a photovoltaic system which is directly installed at the administrative building. The problem with solar energy, which has been transformed using photovoltaic systems for electricity, is the low capacity to accumulate an excess of produced electricity. This excess of electricity we link within the power grid to send outside the building where the energy was produced to be consumed elsewhere. In this way, we achieve the highest possible utilisation of electricity produced within the boundaries of thebuilding itself. One option is to create opportunities to recharge electric vehicles during working hours, at the time when the production of electricity is the highest but the consumption of electricity is not

Using water wall like air humidifier

This paper presents experimental results of the study of falling water film evaporation from water wall. The contribution is divided into several parts. The introduction is devoted to the theoretical part of the use, then the prototype of the water wall is presented and its most important parts are described. In order to verify the humidification performance of the water wall, experimental verification under laboratory conditions (climate chamber) was chosen. One task for the definition of water wall evaporation potential is to determine and develop the measuring system, which is clearly defined in article. The present document describes the methodology and boundary conditions during experiments. Plate heat exchanger ensured a water temperature in the system approximately 23 °C hot during all measurements. A total of 4 measurements were performed at different air temperatures and relative humidity. The results showed that at different temperatures and relative humidity of air, the water wall has a different humidification performance

Determination of Dehumidification Capacity of Water Wall with Controlled Water Temperature: Experimental Verification under Laboratory Conditions

Water elements with flowing water on the surface are common in buildings as a form of indoor decoration, and they are most often perceived as passive humidifiers. However, by controlling water temperature, they can be also used for air dehumidification. The dehumidification capacity of indoor water elements was investigated experimentally under laboratory conditions. For the experimental verification of dehumidification capacity, a water wall prototype with an effective area of falling water film of 1 m(2) and a measuring system were designed and developed. A total of 15 measurements were carried out with air temperatures ranging from 22.1 degrees C to 32.5 degrees C and relative humidity from 58.9% to 85.6%. The observed dehumidification capacity varied in the range of 21.99-315.36 g/h for the tested measurements. The results show that the condensation rate is a dynamic process, and the dehumidification capacity of a water wall strongly depends on indoor air parameters (air humidity and temperature). To determine the dehumidification capacity of a water wall for any boundary conditions, the equations were determined based on measured data, and two methods were used: the linear dependence between humidity ratio and condensation rate, and nonlinear surface fitting based on the dependence between the condensation rate, air temperature, and relative humidity

Analysis of the Characteristics of External Walls of Wooden Prefab Cross Laminated Timber

A balanced combination of heat flows creates suitable conditions for thermal comfort—a factor contributing to the quality of the internal environment of buildings. The presented analysis of selected thermal-technical parameters is up-to-date and suitable for verifying the parameters of building constructions. The research also applied a methodology for examining the acoustic parameters of structural parts of buildings in laboratory conditions. In this research, selected variant solutions of perimeter walls based on prefab cross laminated timber were investigated in terms of acoustic and thermal-technical properties. The variants structures were investigated in laboratory but also in model conditions. The results of the analyses show significant differences between the theoretical or declared parameters and the values measured in laboratory conditions. The deviations of experimental measurements from the calculated or declared parameters were not as significant for variant B as they were for variant A. These findings show that for these analyzed sandwich structures based on wood, it is not always possible to reliably declare calculated values of thermal-technical and acoustic parameters. It is necessary to thoroughly examine such design variants, which would contribute to the knowledge in this field of research of construction systems based on wood