Automating Window
Sunshade Control: Toward the Zero
Energy House
Murray Milne
01-28
EISG Project
Title: Automating Window Sunshade
Control: Toward the Zero Energy House
EISG Grant Number: 01-28
PIER Area: Building End-Use Efficiency
Principal Investigator: Murray Milne
Contact Information: Phone:
(310) 454-7328, email: milne@ucla.edu
Organization: University of California, Los Angeles
Grant Amount: $74,685
Grant Term: 12 Months
Project Description:
Proposes to demonstrate the feasibility of a new kind of intelligent thermostat that incorporates outdoors temperature sensors to control automated sunshades to reduce the hear load on air conditioners in the summer.
Proposed Outcomes:
§ A microprocessor controlled thermostat that can sense both indoor and outdoor temperature will be built, programmed and tested as part of the project.
Anticipated Benefits:
§ Potential to reduce residential air conditioning costs by reducing the solar heat gained through windows.
§ May allow the shades to automatically adjust to weather changes without the need of human interaction.