TY - JOUR AU - E. O.B. Ogedengbe AU - O. I. Saka AU - G. E. Azeez AU - N. A. Tiamiyu PY - 2019/04/14 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Energy Performance Assessment of Air-Conditioners with Thermal Comfort Modelling in an Indoor Environment JF - Journal of Engineering Research JA - JER VL - 22 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - UR - http://jer.unilag.edu.ng/article/view/303 AB - Energy performance of air-conditioners at the University of Lagos is assessed, with regards to the thermalcomfort consideration of the occupants. Using the regression of relevant thermal comfort parameters, theenergy efficiency rating (EER) for air-conditioners in five (5) residential quarters, including Ransome-Kuti,Mbonu-Ojike, Baya Jidda, Ozolua, and High Rise; and five different commercial energy stocks, includingthe University Guest Houses Auditorium, Alumni Building (Guaranty Trust Bank), United Bank for Africa(UBA), Multi-purpose Hall A and the University Consult Building (First Bank), are analysed. Thecomparison of the thermal comfort responses from the five residential zones indicates that High Risequarter has the highest predicted mean vote (PMV) of 1.45 and predicted percentage of dissatisfied(PPD) of 48.07 %. Among the assessed commercial energy stocks, Multi-purpose Hall A appears to havethe best performance with the PPD of up to 10 % followed by First Bank with the PPD of 14 %. A thermalcomfort analysis tool is proposed for the ongoing development of a smart campus, based on the efficientframework and demand side management of energy consumption in residential buildings. It is anticipatedthat this effective and user-friendly tool will contribute to the development of a reliable minimum energyperformance standards (MEPS) for air-conditioning appliances and other energy appliances by theStandard Organization of Nigeria (SON). ER -