Comparison between PCM filled glass windows and absorbing gas filled windows

Ismail, Kamal Abdel Radi; Salinas, Carlos; Guerrero, Jorge Recarte Henriquez

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2007.05.005

Cited by 133 publications

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“…In warm climates dominated by cooling loads, excessive solar heat gain lead to an increased need for mechanical cooling. In cold climates, large parts of the energy escapes through glazed facades, leading to a need for mechanical heating (Ismail et al [35]). Several new advanced window technologies such as electrochromic windows, low-e glazing, evacuated glazing, self-cleaning glazing, building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) as solar glazing, etc., have been explored to counter these issues (Baetens et [79]).…”

Section: Windows and Shuttersmentioning

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Phase change materials and products for building applications: A state-of-the-art review and future research opportunities

Kalnæs

Jelle

2015

Energy and Buildings

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Phase change materials (PCM) have received considerable attention over the last decade for use in latent heat thermal storage (LHTS) systems. PCMs give the ability to store passive solar and other heat gains as latent heat within a specific temperature range, leading to a reduction of energy usage, an increase in thermal comfort by smoothing out temperature fluctuations throughout the day and a reduction and/or shift in peak loads. The interest around PCMs has been growing significantly over the last decade. Hence, several commercial products have arrived on the market with various areas of use in building applications. This study reviews commercial state-of-the-art products found on the market and show some of the potential areas of use for PCMs in building applications. Examples of how PCMs can be integrated into buildings, and furthermore building materials and projects using PCMs that have already been realised, have also been reviewed. There seems to be a scarcity of data published on actual performance in real life applications so far. However, many laboratory and full scale experiments have shown positive results on energy savings. Furthermore, future research opportunities have been explored and challenges with the technology as of today have been discussed.

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Section: Windows and Shuttersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Phase change materials and products for building applications: A state-of-the-art review and future research opportunities

Kalnæs

Jelle

2015

Energy and Buildings

471

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“…From the viewpoint of energy performance, of the three types of translucent insulations that there are on the market (plastic fibers, gas and aerogel), we found that the insulation that best meets the needs of the new system that we propose is aerogel (Ismail, 2008;Wong et al, 2007).…”

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“…Transparency, energy performance and variable geometry: Of the three types of translucent and transparent insulation now on the market (plastic fibres, gas and aerogel), we found that the best core material for the new F²TE³ system is aerogel, (Ismail, 2008;Wong et al, 2007) as it offers:…”

Section: F²te³ Response To the Weaknesses Of Vip Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

High Energy Performance with Transparent (Translucent) Envelopes

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Bedoya²,

Lauret³

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Effective Thermal Insulation - The Operative Factor of a Passive Building Model

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“…An EC glazing changes from transparent to opaque by redox reaction in the presence of applied DC voltage typically from 0 to 5 V [54] that is reversed by inversion of electrical polarity [55,56]. Switching speed of colouration process for EC material is slow, increasing with the area of device, and affected by environmental conditions [57][58][59].…”

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confidence: 99%