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Fig. 3.13
Thermal comfort analysis for the winter period: the PMV index (
top
), the PPD index
(
middle
) and energy consumption (
bottom
)
for a long time (3-4 consecutive days), this PPD increases nearly 80%mainly due
to the lack of ventilation and refrigeration.
•
The winter period. The obtained results derived from the thermal comfort analysis
for the winter period are shown in Fig.
3.13
. As can be observed in the top graph of
this figure, most of the time the PMV index is below the comfort zone. In addition,
these periods in which PMV is located inside the comfort zone are associated to
the use of the heating system, see bottom picture in Fig.
3.13
where a considerable
increment of the energy consumption can be observed at several periods of time.
