Abstract
Non-dispersive infrared absorption spectroscopy (NDIR)-based CO2 sensors currently dominate the market for building applications. Yet, the affordable ones are frequently found to have a reading that deviates from the actual CO2 concentration, which hinders the proper operation of the demand control ventilation (DCV). This study aims to propose a compensation method to mitigate the CO2 sensor deviation due to water vapor interference. Its energy implication is simulated afterward by creating a 464 m2 office space model equipped with the DCV in EnergyPlus. Per the results of multiple standard gas experiments performed in a controlled environment, the proposed model has a coefficient of determination R2=0.899, and is able to reduce the normalized root mean square error from 8.1 % (before compensation) to 2.6 % (after compensation) for a selected NDIR CO2 sensor, showing a 67.9 % reduction. Meanwhile, the tested sensor is originally prone to underestimate the CO2 concentration, leading to less ventilation rate in DCV. As a result, there will be a 6.97 % increment in the annual ventilation electricity load of the modeled building after compensation, but in exchange for a better controlled indoor CO2 concentration that was underestimated by 3.0 to 13.1 % (on average 7.9 %) depending on zone conditions before compensation.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 112738 |
Journal | Energy and Buildings |
Volume | 281 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2023 Feb 15 |
Keywords
- Carbon dioxide
- Demand control ventilation
- Indoor air quality
- NDIR (Non-Dispersive Infrared)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Building and Construction
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering