Measuring Thermostat and Air Conditioner Performance in Florida Homes

Primary Author(s)

Florida Solar Energy Center
Hugh Henderson, Jr., Florida Solar Energy Center

Secondary Author(s)

Raustad, Richard; Rengarajan, Kannan

Report Number

FSEC-RR-24-91

URL

http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FSEC-RR-24-91.pdf

Keywords

Florida; Buildings; HVAC, Thermostat performance; Air conditioner efficiency; Field tests; Central Florida homes; Summer climate; HVAC performance; Part load performance

Abstract

This report summarizes the experimental results from 30 field tests in 23 Central Florida homes during the Summer of 1990. Detailed thermostat measurements were made at each site for a one to three day period. The purpose of this study was to determine how thermostats operate in actual buildings. This knowledge is necessary to understand the part load performance of air conditioners (ACs).

Date Published

5-1-1991

Identifiers

855

Subjects

Air conditioning; Thermostat--Standards; Field experiments; Dwellings--Heating and ventilation--Equipment and supplies

Local Subjects

Florida; Buildings - HVAC

Type

Text; Document

Contributor (Linked Data)

Raustad, Richard [LC]

Collection

FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection

STARS Citation

Florida Solar Energy Center and Henderson, Jr., Hugh, "Measuring Thermostat and Air Conditioner Performance in Florida Homes" (1991). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 855.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/855