Spersonalizowane systemy kontroli środowiska (PECS) jako klucz do indywidualizacji komfortu cieplnego w nowoczesnym budownictwie

• Autorzy: Fuhrmann Mirella , Lipczyńska Aleksandra , Ferdyn-Grygierek Joanna

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.15199/9.2025.6.3

Warianty tytułu

EN

Personalized Environmental Control Systems (PECS) as a Key to Individualized Thermal Comfort in Modern Buildings

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Modern buildings impose high demands on user comfort and energy efficiency. However, in practice, ensuring satisfaction for all occupants remains a challenge. Due to significant differences in how individuals perceive environmental conditions, increasing attention is being given to Personal Environmental Control Systems (PECS). These systems enable local adjustment of the microclimate in the user’s immediate surroundings according to their preferences, which helps to increase thermal comfort, improve air quality, and optimize energy consumption. The article discusses the impact of the indoor environment on the health, comfort, and productivity of building occupants. It highlights the limitations of traditional heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems and presents the advantages of PECS solutions. The article also reviews examples of commercial PECS implementations and the results of pilot studies conducted at the Silesian University of Technology. It emphasizes the need for further research on integrating PECS with intelligent Building Management Systems (BMS) and optimizing control algorithms to fully harness their potential in terms of public health, user comfort, and building energy efficiency.

PL

Współczesne budynki stawiają wysokie wymagania w zakresie komfortu użytkowników i efektywności energetycznej, jednak w praktyce zapewnienie satysfakcji wszystkim osobom przebywającym w pomieszczeniach nadal pozostaje wyzwaniem. Ze względu na znaczne różnice w indywidualnym odczuwaniu warunków środowiskowych przez poszczególne osoby, coraz większą uwagę poświęca się Spersonalizowanym Systemom Kontroli Środowiska (PECS, ang. Personal Environmental Control Systems). Systemy te umożliwiają lokalną regulację mikroklimatu w bezpośrednim otoczeniu użytkownika zgodnie z jego preferencjami, co pozwala zwiększyć komfort cieplny, poprawić jakość powietrza oraz zoptymalizować zużycie energii. W artykule omówiono wpływ środowiska wewnętrznego na zdrowie, komfort i produktywność użytkowników budynków. Zwrócono uwagę na ograniczenia tradycyjnych systemów ogrzewania, wentylacji i klimatyzacji i przedstawiono zalety rozwiązań PECS. Przedstawiono także przykłady komercyjnych wdrożeń PECS oraz wyniki pilotażowych badań prowadzonych na Politechnice Śląskiej. W artykule podkreślono potrzebę dalszych badań nad integracją PECS z inteligentnymi systemami zarządzania budynkiem (BMS) oraz optymalizacją algorytmów sterowania, aby w pełni wykorzystać ich potencjał w kontekście zdrowia publicznego, komfortu użytkowników i efektywności energetycznej budynków.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

personalized environment; air quality; thermal comfort; health; productivity; PECS; human

PL

spersonalizowane środowisko; jakość powietrza; komfort cieplny; zdrowie; produktywność; PECS; człowiek

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo SIGMA-NOT
• Czasopismo: Ciepłownictwo, Ogrzewnictwo, Wentylacja
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: T. 56, nr 6
• Strony: 17--23
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 45 poz., rys., zdj.

Twórcy

autor

Fuhrmann Mirella

• Katedra Ogrzewnictwa, Wentylacji i Techniki Odpylania, Wydział Inżynierii Środowiska i Energetyki, Politechnika Śląska

• https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1271-7119

autor

Lipczyńska Aleksandra

• Katedra Ogrzewnictwa, Wentylacji i Techniki Odpylania, Wydział Inżynierii Środowiska i Energetyki, Politechnika Śląska

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6033-9557

autor

Ferdyn-Grygierek Joanna

• Katedra Ogrzewnictwa, Wentylacji i Techniki Odpylania, Wydział Inżynierii Środowiska i Energetyki, Politechnika Śląska

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4742-5263

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