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creators_name: Irshad, K.
creators_name: Algarni, S.
creators_name: Ahmad, M.T.
creators_name: Irfan, S.A.
creators_name: Habib, K.
creators_name: Abdelmohimen, M.A.H.
creators_name: Hasan Zahir, Md.
creators_name: Sayeed Ahmed, G.M.
title: Microclimate thermal management using thermoelectric air-cooling duct system operated at five incremental powers and its effect on sleep adaptation of the occupants
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keywords: Air conditioning; Carbon dioxide; Cooling; Ducts; Sols; Thermal comfort, Adaptive modeling; CO2 emissions; Operating power; Sleeping comfort; Thermoelectric cooling, Sleep research
note: cited By 3
abstract: In this study, the microclimate of the test room was regulated using thermoelectric air duct cooling system (TE-AD) operated at input powers-240 W, 360 W, 480 W, 600 W, 720 W, and 840 W, on subsequent nights. Fifteen (15) healthy male volunteers were recruited to sleep under these test conditions and their sleep quality was assessed by studying objective measures such as sleep onset latency (SOL), mean skin temperature and heart rate as well as subjective parameters like predicted mean vote (PMV) and predicted percentage of dissatisfied (PPD). There was a consistent improvement on all studied parameters when the power of the system was increased from 240 W to 720 W. The mean sleep onset latency time was reduced from (M = 40.7 +/� 0.98 min) to (M = 18.33 +/� 1.18 min) when the operating power was increased from 240 W to 720 W, denoting an improvement in sleep quality. However, increasing the power further to 840 W resulted in deteriorating cooling performance of the TE-AD system leading to an increase in temperature of the test room and reduction in sleep comfort. Analysis of subjective indices of thermal comfort viz. PMV and PPD revealed that subjects are highly sensitive towards variations in microclimate achieved by changing the operating power of the TE-AD. This device was also found to be environmentally sustainable, with estimated reduction in CO2 emission calculated to be around 38 as compared to the conventional air-conditioning. © 2019 by the authors.
date: 2019
publisher: MDPI AG
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85072721928&doi=10.3390%2fen12193695&partnerID=40&md5=5b7f8a5c1c9df8bec6085f9469e43be6
id_number: 10.3390/en12193695
full_text_status: none
publication: Energies
volume: 12
number: 19
refereed: TRUE
issn: 19961073
citation:   Irshad, K. and Algarni, S. and Ahmad, M.T. and Irfan, S.A. and Habib, K. and Abdelmohimen, M.A.H. and Hasan Zahir, Md. and Sayeed Ahmed, G.M.  (2019) Microclimate thermal management using thermoelectric air-cooling duct system operated at five incremental powers and its effect on sleep adaptation of the occupants.  Energies, 12 (19).   ISSN 19961073