ABSTRACT
This study analyses thermal behaviour of a house through simulation in MATLAB/Simulink environment considering the effect of outdoor environment over the same. For a given house geometry (including dimension, number of windows, thermal properties of materials used, etc.), cooler characteristics (temperature, flow rate etc.), and Setpoint, this model predicts the cost-effectiveness in view of energy efficiency. The model is developed for a room located in a hot climate zone, where in general the outside temperature is high and the room temperature needed to be set at a lower value for occupant comfort.
