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Country-level meteorological parameters for building energy efficiency in China

中国建筑节能气象参数研究

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Accurate basic data are necessary to support performance-based design for achieving carbon peak and carbon neutral targets in the building sector. Meteorological parameters are the prerequisites of building thermal engineering design, heating ventilation and air conditioning design, and energy consumption simulations. Focusing on the key issues such as low spatial coverage and the lack of daily or higher time resolution data, daily and hourly models of the surface meteorological data and solar radiation were established and evaluated. Surface meteorological data and solar radiation data were generated for 1019 cities and towns in China from 1988 to 2017. The data were carefully compared, and the accuracy was proved to be high. All the meteorological parameters can be assessed in the building sector via a sharing platform. Then, country-level meteorological parameters were developed for energy-efficient building assessment in China, based on actual meteorological data in the present study. This set of meteorological parameters may facilitate engineering applications as well as allowing the updating and expansion of relevant building energy efficiency standards. The study was supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project of China during the 13th Five-Year Plan Period, named Fundamental parameters on building energy efficiency in China, comprising of 15 top-ranking universities and institutions in China.

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合理、可靠的室外气象参数是建筑行业实现碳达峰、碳中和目标的必要条件之一,也是建筑热 工设计、暖通空调设计与建筑节能设计不可或缺的基准和前提。本研究针对基础数据“更新不及时”、 “精细化程度不高”和“新需求不能满足”等问题,着重解决统计年限更新、覆盖城镇扩充等问题, 建立支撑我国建筑节能设计的基础气象参数体系。基于中国1988─2017 年1019 个城镇的地面基本气 象要素和太阳辐射要素原始数据,研究建立了地面气象要素、太阳辐射的逐日、逐时计算模型,获得 了逐月、逐日、逐时等不同精度的多层次建筑节能设计基础气象数据集,面向中国建筑节能设计相关 标准规范的更新需求,研究建立了国家级的建筑节能设计用气象参数数据库,开发了建筑节能设计基 础数据共享平台。研究成果推动中国建筑节能基础数据体系的发展与完善,服务于国家重大战略的工 程建设需求,促进了中国建筑节能设计效率与水平的提升。本研究得到了“十三五”国家重点研发计 划项目“建筑节能设计基础参数研究”的资助,研究团队由中国在该领域处于领先地位的15 家高校与 科研机构组成。

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Green Building in Western China, Xi’ an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an, 710055, China

    Yan Liu  (刘衍) & Liu Yang  (杨柳)

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    Yan Liu  (刘衍), Shang-yu Wang  (王赏玉), Qi-meng Cao  (曹其梦) & Liu Yang  (杨柳)

  3. School of Management, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an, 710055, China

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LIU Yan conducted project administration, the literature review and prepared the draft of the manuscript. WANG Shang-yu, LU Mei and CAO Qi-meng analyzed the measured data and assisted in original draft preparation. YANG Liu supervised the research. All authors replied to reviewers’ comments and revised the final version.

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Foundation item: Project(2018YFC0704500) supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project of China during the 13th Five-Year Plan Period

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Liu, Y., Wang, Sy., Cao, Qm. et al. Country-level meteorological parameters for building energy efficiency in China. J. Cent. South Univ. 29, 2301–2316 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-022-5108-4

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