A review of different strategies for HVAC energy saving

V Vakiloroaya, B Samali, A Fakhar… - Energy conversion and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Decreasing the energy consumption of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC)
systems is becoming increasingly important due to rising cost of fossil fuels and …

A review of the application of radiative sky cooling in buildings: Challenges and optimization

Y Wu, H Zhao, H Sun, M Duan, B Lin, S Wu - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Radiative sky cooling (RSC), acting as a passive cooling method, reduces the heat gain by
dissipating the excessive heat via reflective and radiative approaches. The heat sink of RSC …

Passive directional sub-ambient daytime radiative cooling

B Bhatia, A Leroy, Y Shen, L Zhao, M Gianello… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Demonstrations of passive daytime radiative cooling have primarily relied on complex and
costly spectrally selective nanophotonic structures with high emissivity in the transparent …

Development of radiative cooling and its integration with buildings: A comprehensive review

J Chen, L Lu - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Radiative cooling is an appealing heat exchange form based on thermal radiation from
terrestrial objects to outer space, which can be potentially applied to numerous cooling …

Cooling potential and applications prospects of passive radiative cooling in buildings: The current state-of-the-art

X Lu, P Xu, H Wang, T Yang, J Hou - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The universe can be utilized as a sink for heat pum** by means of passive radiative
cooling (PRC). This approach is an age-old cooling practice that has had a renaissance with …

Fundamentals, materials, and applications for daytime radiative cooling

Z Li, Q Chen, Y Song, B Zhu… - Advanced Materials …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Daytime radiative cooling is emerging as a passive and environmentally friendly cooling
strategy, compared to traditional cooling methods that consume a vast amount of energy …

Reducing cooling demands in a hot dry climate: A simulation study for non-insulated passive cool roof thermal performance in residential buildings

M Dabaieh, O Wanas, MA Hegazy, E Johansson - Energy and Buildings, 2015 - Elsevier
In hot dry climates, it is estimated that almost half the urban peak load of energy
consumption is used to satisfy air-conditioning cooling demands in summer time. Since the …

Energy saving and economic analysis of a new hybrid radiative cooling system for single-family houses in the USA

K Zhang, D Zhao, X Yin, R Yang, G Tan - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Radiative cooling has received much attention as it generates “free” cooling to buildings and
helps reduce energy consumption of mechanical air conditioning systems. However, most …

Passive alternatives to mechanical air conditioning of building: A review

DGL Samuel, SMS Nagendra, MP Maiya - Building and Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
Human comfort is gaining importance in the recent decades. Mechanical air conditioners are
conventional means of creating thermal comfort but they are energy intensive and hence …

Sub-ambient radiative cooling and its application in buildings

L Chen, K Zhang, M Ma, S Tang, F Li, X Niu - Building Simulation, 2020 - Springer
Radiative cooling can effectively reduce energy consumption for building applications. As a
passive cooling technology, a radiative cooling system radiates heat into space via infrared …