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Article

Predicted Medium Vote Thermal Comfort Analysis Applying Energy Simulations with Phase Change Materials for Very Hot-Humid Climates in Social Housing in Ecuador

by
Luis Godoy-Vaca
1,
E. Catalina Vallejo-Coral
1,
Javier Martínez-Gómez
1,2,*,
Marco Orozco
1 and
Geovanna Villacreses
1
1
Instituto de Investigación Geológico y Energético, Quito 170518, Ecuador
2
Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad Internacional SEK, Quito 170302, Ecuador
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2021, 13(3), 1257; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031257
Submission received: 25 November 2020 / Revised: 4 January 2021 / Accepted: 8 January 2021 / Published: 26 January 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Analysis and Monitoring Climate Change Impact on Energy Performance of Sustainable Buildings)
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Abstract

This work aims to estimate the expected hours of Predicted Medium Vote (PMV) thermal comfort in Ecuadorian social housing houses applying energy simulations with Phase Change Materials (PCMs) for very hot-humid climates. First, a novel methodology for characterizing three different types of social housing is presented based on a space-time analysis of the electricity consumption in a residential complex. Next, the increase in energy demand under climate influences is analyzed. Moreover, with the goal of enlarging the time of thermal comfort inside the houses, the most suitable PCM for them is determined. This paper includes both simulations and comparisons of thermal behavior by means of the PMV methodology of four types of PCMs selected. From the performed energy simulations, the results show that changing the deck and using RT25-RT30 in walls, it is possible to increase the duration of thermal comfort in at least one of the three analyzed houses. The applied PCM showed 46% of comfortable hours and a reduction of 937 h in which the thermal sensation varies from “very hot” to “hot”. Additionally, the usage time of air conditioning decreases, assuring the thermal comfort for the inhabitants during a higher number of hours per day.
Keywords: predicted medium vote; thermal comfort; energy simulation; phase change materials; social housing predicted medium vote; thermal comfort; energy simulation; phase change materials; social housing

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Godoy-Vaca, L.; Vallejo-Coral, E.C.; Martínez-Gómez, J.; Orozco, M.; Villacreses, G. Predicted Medium Vote Thermal Comfort Analysis Applying Energy Simulations with Phase Change Materials for Very Hot-Humid Climates in Social Housing in Ecuador. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1257. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031257

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Godoy-Vaca L, Vallejo-Coral EC, Martínez-Gómez J, Orozco M, Villacreses G. Predicted Medium Vote Thermal Comfort Analysis Applying Energy Simulations with Phase Change Materials for Very Hot-Humid Climates in Social Housing in Ecuador. Sustainability. 2021; 13(3):1257. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031257

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Godoy-Vaca, Luis, E. Catalina Vallejo-Coral, Javier Martínez-Gómez, Marco Orozco, and Geovanna Villacreses. 2021. "Predicted Medium Vote Thermal Comfort Analysis Applying Energy Simulations with Phase Change Materials for Very Hot-Humid Climates in Social Housing in Ecuador" Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1257. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031257

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Godoy-Vaca, L., Vallejo-Coral, E. C., Martínez-Gómez, J., Orozco, M., & Villacreses, G. (2021). Predicted Medium Vote Thermal Comfort Analysis Applying Energy Simulations with Phase Change Materials for Very Hot-Humid Climates in Social Housing in Ecuador. Sustainability, 13(3), 1257. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031257

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