Thermal dynamic transfer properties of the opaque envelope: Analytical and numerical tools for the a

Abstract The reliable estimation of buildings energy needs for cooling is a crucial issue in the implementation of the EPB Directive 2010/31/EU (formerly 2002/91/EC), especially in central and southern Europe climates. On this purpose one of the main topics is to predict the behavior of the opaque envelope subjected to variable boundary conditions. The EN ISO 13786:2007 technical standard assumes sinusoidal boundary conditions and introduces dynamic thermal characteristics. The aim of this paper is to assess the deviation arising by the use of different approaches for the calculation of the dynamic thermal characteristics of an opaque envelope element under periodic non sinusoidal boundary conditions. The EN ISO 13786 procedure has been firstly applied by decomposing the external forcing temperature by means of the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) analysis. A comparison with different approaches, such as Finite Difference Methods (FDM) and Transfer Function Methods (TFM), has been carried out. The predictions of the EN ISO 13786 with a sinusoidal forcing temperature (i.e., standard approach) have also been assessed, comparing the results to the ones obtained through the FFT analysis. Furthermore, corrections to the periodic thermal transmittance and to the time shift have been proposed, in order to improve the explicative worth of those parameters.

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