Night Sky Radiative Cooling

Night time cooling by ventilation or night sky radiation combined with in-room radiant cooling panels including Phase Change Materials

Submitted by on Mon, 03/21/2016 - 10:02

Night sky radiative cooling technology using PhotoVoltaic/Thermal panels (PVT) and night time ventilation have been studied both by means of simulations and experiments to evaluate their potential and to validate the created simulation model used to describe it. An experimental setup has been constructed at the Technical University of Denmark, where the outside PVT panels are connected through a storage tank to in-room radiant ceiling panels. The radiant ceiling panels include phase change material (PCM) and embedded pipes for circulating water.