Estimating Heating and Cooling Degree Days through an Urban Environment Using Publicly Available Sensors

Abstract:

In this paper, data from 12 meteorological stations located throughout the greater metropolitan area of Thessaloniki - Greece are used for the calculation of location specific monthly Heating (HDD) and Cooling (CDD) Degree Days utilizing hourly records of the last three years. The HDD are calculated for base temperatures of 15 and 18°C and the CDD for base temperatures of 22 and 24°C by compacting average hourly data. The results show that the HDD average value of the various locations examined in Thessaloniki during the examined period (2010-2013), as compared to the corresponding value for the city center, is increased from 19% up to 48% (depending on the base temperature). The difference in the average value of CDD for the specified time period is more pronounced, as differences range from -10% to -40% compared to the corresponding value for the city center.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 659)
• Pages: 411-416
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.659.411
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Konstantinos Papakostas*, Georgios Martinopoulos, Alexandros Tsimpoukis
• Keywords: Energy Consumption in Buildings, Heating and Cooling Degree Days, Urban Heat Island

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