Field Evaluation of Programmable Thermostats

Sachs, O.¹  Tiefenbeck, V.¹  Duvier, C.¹  Qin, A.¹  Cheney, K.¹  Akers, C.¹  Roth, K.¹ 

[1] Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE), Cambridge, MA (United States)

关键词: thermostat;    HVAC;    heating;    cooling;    controls;    human factors;    energy management;    residential;    residential building;    Fraunhofer;    Building America;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1219859
RP-ID  :  DOE/GO--102012-3804
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1219859
Others  :  Other: 6043

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Prior research suggests that poor programmable thermostats usability may prevent their effective use to save energy. The Fraunhofer team hypothesized that home occupants with high-usability thermostats would be more likely to use them to save energy than people with a basic thermostats. In this report, the team discusses results of a project in which the team monitored and compared programmable thermostats with basic thermostats in an affordable housing apartment complex.