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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Real Time Measurement of Dynamic Metabolic Factor (D-MET)
Authors : Jakub Wladyslaw Dziedzic, Da Yan, Vojislav Novakovic
Published in: Cold Climate HVAC 2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
The presented study describes developing a method for observing building occupants’ activity. Once their activity is registered, such data can be used to identify typical patterns in their behaviour. The collected information will support development of an occupant-behaviour-energy-related model in residential buildings. Data registration was done with the use of the Microsoft Kinect device as a depth registration camera. This research explores an innovative approach to investigating residents’ living and working habits. It supports the already existing thermal comfort models by delivering high resolution information about occupants’ activities. The obtained solution and its output will be used in the next stage of developing a dynamic metabolic rate (D-MET) model that will simulate the MET value. With proper data, it will be possible to estimate the real impact of occupants and their behaviour on energy consumption of buildings.