IMPACT OF THE METHODS OF OCCUPANCY SCHEDULE DEFINING ON PEOPLE HEAT GAINS WITHIN A STUDENT DORMITORY

Abstract

In this paper the impact of the methods of occupancy schedule defining on people heat gains within a student dormitory in the city of Kragujevac (Serbia) was analyzed. The impact of the yearly schedule defined according to the occupancy for a single day of the year and the impact of the detailed yearly occupancy schedule, on the people heat gains, by using the EnergyPlus software, was considered. The occupancy schedules include people occupancy in the dormitory during the weeks (days) of lectures at faculties, the occupancy during the weeks of vacation, as well as the student occupancy in the dormitory during National holidays of the Republic of Serbia for 2017. The results indicate a significant difference in people heat gains for two analyzed methods of occupancy schedule defining. The average per-centage difference of heat gains is 27%. The highest difference amounts 63% (August) and the lowest amounts 11% (June). This paper outlines the importance and the need for a proper and detailed definition of the people occupancy within the simulation software with the aim of obtaining as real as possible data related to the heat gains or losses of the simulated building.