All Outputs (7)

Assessment of Window Size and Layout Impact on a View Quality Perception in a Virtual Reality Environment (2023)
Journal Article
Abd-Alhamid, F., Kent, M., & Wu, Y. (in press). Assessment of Window Size and Layout Impact on a View Quality Perception in a Virtual Reality Environment. LEUKOS, https://doi.org/10.1080/15502724.2023.2262148

Window views are key factors that affect buildings’ occupants psychological and physiological comfort and wellbeing. Window design should consider the holistic impacts on building energy, lighting performance, and the connection to the outdoors provi... Read More about Assessment of Window Size and Layout Impact on a View Quality Perception in a Virtual Reality Environment.

The performance analysis of a photo/thermal catalytic Trombe wall with energy generation (2023)
Journal Article
Duan, X., Shen, C., Liu, D., & Wu, Y. (2023). The performance analysis of a photo/thermal catalytic Trombe wall with energy generation. Renewable Energy, 218, Article 119361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.119361

The Trombe wall (T-wall) has gained significant attention as an advanced building envelope capable effectively harvest solar energy. Improving the functionality and performance of the T-wall is critical for achieving energy-saving and positive energy... Read More about The performance analysis of a photo/thermal catalytic Trombe wall with energy generation.

Modelling the spectral influence on photovoltaic device performance using the average photon energy and the depth of a water absorption band for improved forecasting (2023)
Journal Article
Daxini, R., Wilson, R., & Wu, Y. (2023). Modelling the spectral influence on photovoltaic device performance using the average photon energy and the depth of a water absorption band for improved forecasting. Energy, 284, Article 129046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.129046

Accurate forecasts of solar panel performance can improve grid penetration, enable cost evaluation prior to project implementation, and improve fault detection during operation. Spectral correction functions (SCFs) used to model the influence of the... Read More about Modelling the spectral influence on photovoltaic device performance using the average photon energy and the depth of a water absorption band for improved forecasting.

Inter-room pollutant transmission routes in naturally ventilated street canyon buildings (2023)
Journal Article
Mohammadi, M., Calautit, J. K., Owen, J. S., Gromke, C., Wu, Y., & Liu, H. (2023). Inter-room pollutant transmission routes in naturally ventilated street canyon buildings. Journal of Building Engineering, 79, Article 107510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.107510

Airborne transmission of pollutants is a significant concern in urban areas, especially since the recent pandemic. While previous studies have explored inter-room pollutant crossflow in highrise buildings and isolated scenarios, the ventilation chara... Read More about Inter-room pollutant transmission routes in naturally ventilated street canyon buildings.

Fault data seasonal imbalance and insufficiency impacts on data-driven heating, ventilation and air-conditioning fault detection and diagnosis performances for energy-efficient building operations (2023)
Journal Article
Zhong, F., Calautit, J. K., & Wu, Y. (2023). Fault data seasonal imbalance and insufficiency impacts on data-driven heating, ventilation and air-conditioning fault detection and diagnosis performances for energy-efficient building operations. Energy, 282, Article 128180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.128180

The heating, ventilation and air-conditioning fault impacts vary with different seasonal climatic conditions, but the fault data may not be available under some seasons in real buildings due to the frequency and span of fault occurrences. This study... Read More about Fault data seasonal imbalance and insufficiency impacts on data-driven heating, ventilation and air-conditioning fault detection and diagnosis performances for energy-efficient building operations.

Advanced multimodal fusion method for very short-term solar irradiance forecasting using sky images and meteorological data: A gate and transformer mechanism approach (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, L., Wilson, R., Sumner, M., & Wu, Y. (2023). Advanced multimodal fusion method for very short-term solar irradiance forecasting using sky images and meteorological data: A gate and transformer mechanism approach. Renewable Energy, 216, Article 118952. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.118952

Cloud dynamics are the main factor influencing the intermittent variability of short-term solar irradiance, and therefore affect the solar farm output. Sky images have been widely used for short-term solar irradiance prediction with encouraging resul... Read More about Advanced multimodal fusion method for very short-term solar irradiance forecasting using sky images and meteorological data: A gate and transformer mechanism approach.

Fluidisable mesoporous silica composites for thermochemical energy storage (2023)
Journal Article
Wang, H., Liu, X., Liu, X., Sun, C., & Wu, Y. (2023). Fluidisable mesoporous silica composites for thermochemical energy storage. Energy, 275, Article 127255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.127255

Salt hydrate based thermochemical energy storage has been widely recognised as a promising long-duration storage technology to decarbonize heating/cooling in buildings.However, currently there are few salt hydrate-based energy stora... Read More about Fluidisable mesoporous silica composites for thermochemical energy storage.