Evaluation of energy efficiency measures for the ecuadorian antarctic station Pedro Vicente Maldonado through a calibrated building energy model
In Antarctica, as a sensitive continent to human activities and a strategic site for research on the effects of climate change, it is important that the developed projectsminimize environmental impacts. Within this context, the Ecuadorian Antarctic seasonal Station Pedro Vicente Maldonado, built in...
| Published in: | Revista ingeniería de construcción |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English Spanish |
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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Escuela de Ingeniería. Departamento de Ingeniería y Gestión de la Construcción
2020
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| Online Access: | https://ojs.uc.cl/index.php/ric/article/view/16961 https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-50732015000200004 |
| Summary: | In Antarctica, as a sensitive continent to human activities and a strategic site for research on the effects of climate change, it is important that the developed projectsminimize environmental impacts. Within this context, the Ecuadorian Antarctic seasonal Station Pedro Vicente Maldonado, built in 1990, will become, in a few yearsa permanent station. For this reason, to optimize energy consumption, various energy efficiency measures were analyzed on a calibrated energy model based on thecurrent base diesel consumption for heating. The results of this study show that the envelope elements, for which more energy is lost, are both floor and roof.Furthermore, due to the low window to wall ratio of the station, the reduction in diesel consumption generated by the use of triple and quadruple glazing is notsignificant. By combining different energy efficiency measures, up to 50% of savings on annual diesel consumption for heating can be achieved compared to thediesel consumption that the current station would present operating permanently. This study will serve as a reference for the changes to be implemented at thestation. En la Antártica, un continente sensible a las actividades humanas y un lugar estratégico para la investigación de los efectos producidos por el cambio climático, esimportante que los proyectos desarrollados ahí minimicen su impacto medioambiental. Bajo este concepto, la estación antártica Pedro Vicente Maldonado,construida en 1990 y operada por Ecuador durante el verano austral, se convertirá dentro de pocos años en una estación permanente. Por ello y con el fin deoptimizar el consumo energético, se han analizado diversas medidas de eficiencia energética de acuerdo a un modelo energético basado en el actual consumo dediésel para calefacción. Los resultados de este estudio demuestran que los elementos de la envolvente del edificio, por donde se pierde gran parte de la energía, sonel piso y el techo. Por otro lado, debido a la baja relación ventana-paredes de la estación, la reducción en el consumo ... |
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