Energy efficiency in academic buildings through optimization and operational strategies

Building energy efficiency is significant to reduce energy consumption of buildings. This leads reduction of greenhouse gas effects, healthy environment, and increment in electrical efficiency with an excellent cost effect. Optimizing the lighting system is one of the operational strategies in incre...

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Main Author:	Albadarneh, Mousa Jamal Salem
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2021
Subjects:	T Technology (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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spelling	my-utem-ep.260622023-01-26T16:57:28Z Energy efficiency in academic buildings through optimization and operational strategies 2021 Albadarneh, Mousa Jamal Salem T Technology (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Building energy efficiency is significant to reduce energy consumption of buildings. This leads reduction of greenhouse gas effects, healthy environment, and increment in electrical efficiency with an excellent cost effect. Optimizing the lighting system is one of the operational strategies in increasing the buildings energy efficiency. In this study, attempts were made to measure, and evaluate existing internal lighting system, to maximize the energy efficiency which focused on the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FKM) first floor, located at Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM). Retrofitting through simulation using DIALux software was done by comparing the performance of the fluorescent and LED luminaire. Physical parameter requirements (illuminance, lighting intensity) were compared to current Malaysian standard (Malaysian Standard 1525: 2014). The result for this project provides a pattern in lighting distribution and human comfort parameters. The study also analyzed the effects of luminaires type used at the comfort level of the occupants and investigated the impact of lighting on the illuminance, universal glare rating, and uniformity values. The illuminance values for current system are far from MS1525, so the vision is uncomfortable for occupants, especially in class rooms. Retrofit of lighting system in the FKM’s first floor is necessary, so a new lighting system was proposed by replacing fluorescent with the LED luminaires. The deviation between predicted data, and experimental measurements of the average illuminance were between 23.4% and 29.9% and uniformity were between 11.08% and 17.21%. The comparison between Fluorescent, and LED luminaires in terms of illuminance, unified glare rating, and color rendering index were done based on Malaysian standards values, and uniformity based on European standards. 2021 Thesis http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/26062/ http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/26062/1/Energy%20efficiency%20in%20academic%20buildings%20through%20optimization%20and%20operational%20strategies.pdf text en public http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/26062/2/Energy%20efficiency%20in%20academic%20buildings%20through%20optimization%20and%20operational%20strategies.pdf text en validuser https://plh.utem.edu.my/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=121162 mphil masters Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Mat Tokit, Ernie
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description	Building energy efficiency is significant to reduce energy consumption of buildings. This leads reduction of greenhouse gas effects, healthy environment, and increment in electrical efficiency with an excellent cost effect. Optimizing the lighting system is one of the operational strategies in increasing the buildings energy efficiency. In this study, attempts were made to measure, and evaluate existing internal lighting system, to maximize the energy efficiency which focused on the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FKM) first floor, located at Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM). Retrofitting through simulation using DIALux software was done by comparing the performance of the fluorescent and LED luminaire. Physical parameter requirements (illuminance, lighting intensity) were compared to current Malaysian standard (Malaysian Standard 1525: 2014). The result for this project provides a pattern in lighting distribution and human comfort parameters. The study also analyzed the effects of luminaires type used at the comfort level of the occupants and investigated the impact of lighting on the illuminance, universal glare rating, and uniformity values. The illuminance values for current system are far from MS1525, so the vision is uncomfortable for occupants, especially in class rooms. Retrofit of lighting system in the FKM’s first floor is necessary, so a new lighting system was proposed by replacing fluorescent with the LED luminaires. The deviation between predicted data, and experimental measurements of the average illuminance were between 23.4% and 29.9% and uniformity were between 11.08% and 17.21%. The comparison between Fluorescent, and LED luminaires in terms of illuminance, unified glare rating, and color rendering index were done based on Malaysian standards values, and uniformity based on European standards.
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qualification_name	Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)
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author	Albadarneh, Mousa Jamal Salem
author_facet	Albadarneh, Mousa Jamal Salem
author_sort	Albadarneh, Mousa Jamal Salem
title	Energy efficiency in academic buildings through optimization and operational strategies
title_short	Energy efficiency in academic buildings through optimization and operational strategies
title_full	Energy efficiency in academic buildings through optimization and operational strategies
title_fullStr	Energy efficiency in academic buildings through optimization and operational strategies
title_full_unstemmed	Energy efficiency in academic buildings through optimization and operational strategies
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granting_institution	Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
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publishDate	2021
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Energy efficiency in academic buildings through optimization and operational strategies

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