Secondary Author(s)
Parker, Danny; Gu, Lixing; Wichers, Michael
Report Number
FSEC-PF-437-09
URL
http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FSEC-PF-437-09.pdf
Keywords
Ventilation; EnergyGauge; Residential; Buildings; Residential ventilation; HVAC systems; Energy simulation; Ventilation strategies; EnergyGauge USA
Abstract
The Building America program has been working with home builders for more than a decade using a variety of strategies for bringing fresh air into the homes. Many of these strategies utilize the central air handler fan from the HVAC system to ventilate when the system runs. Controllers can be purchased to force the air to enter for minimum periods of time or to shut off outside air dampers after some period of runtime. EnergyGauge USA, a detailed hourly residential simulation program, has been modified to simulate the various runtime strategies, as well as supply- or exhaust-only ventilation strategies and an enthalpy recovery ventilation system. This paper compares simulation results for each of these ventilation strategies. Runtime ventilation tends to bring in very little extra air. When forced to turn on for 25% of an hour, the typical HVAC fan uses significant energy making the overall energy penalty more than that from a continuous supply or exhaust fan supplying the same nominal air flow. Enthalpy recovery ventilation units tend to use more energy overall - despite the heat recovery - than supply or exhaust only ventilation systems, due to using twice as much fan energy. This paper presents simulation results for eight ventilation strategies compared to no ventilation, and it presents the changes in energy use for each.
Date Published
12-15-2008
Identifiers
379
Subjects
Buildings--Energy conservation; Ventilation; Air conditioning; Simulation methods; Energy consumption
Local Subjects
Buildings - EnergyGauge; Buildings - Residential; Buildings - Ventilation
Type
Text; Document
Collection
FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection
STARS Citation
Florida Solar Energy Center and Vieira, Robin, "Energy Impacts of Various Residential Mechanical Ventilation Strategies" (2008). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 379.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/379
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Notes
Original Publication: Vieira, R., Parker, D., Gu, L., and Wichers, M., "Energy Impacts of Various Residential Mechanical Ventilation Strategies", Sixteenth Symposium on Improving Building Systems in Hot and Humid Climates, December 15-17, 2008, in Dallas, TX.