Genie: a longitudinal study comparing physical and software thermostats in office buildings
Genie: a longitudinal study comparing physical and software thermostats in office buildings
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Genie：比较办公楼物理恒温器和软件恒温器的纵向研究
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2016
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Yuvraj Agarwal
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Bharathan Balaji;Jason Koh;Nadir Weibel;Yuvraj Agarwal
恒温器是办公楼居住者表达其热舒适偏好的主要界面。然而，传统的恒温器往往是无效的，由于物理不可访问性，缺乏信息或有限的响应，这导致居住者的不适。现代恒温器的设计确实克服了其中的一些限制，但将其改造到现有建筑物中的成本高得令人望而却步。基于Web或智能手机应用程序的软件恒温器提供了一种部署成本最低的替代交互机制。然而，它们的使用和有效性尚未在真实的环境中得到广泛研究。我们提出精灵，一种新的软件恒温器，我们设计和部署在我们的大学超过21个月。我们将Genie的使用与传统的恒温器进行比较。我们的数据和用户研究表明，由于Genie提供的信息清晰度和更广泛的热控制，用户在办公室中感到更舒适。此外，改善的舒适性不会影响整体能耗或导致HVAC控制的误用。
Thermostats are the primary interface for occupants of office buildings to express their thermal comfort preferences. However, traditional thermostats are often ineffective due to physical inaccessibility, lack of information or limited responsiveness, which lead to occupant discomfort. Modern thermostat designs do overcome some of these limitations, but retrofitting them to existing buildings is prohibitively expensive. Software thermostats based on web or smartphone apps provide an alternate interaction mechanism with minimal deployment cost. However, their usage and effectiveness have not been studied extensively in real settings. We present Genie, a novel software thermostat that we designed and deployed in our university for over 21 months. We compare the use of Genie to traditional thermostats. Our data and user study show that due to the clarity of information and wider thermal control provided by Genie, users feel more comfortable in their offices. Furthermore, the improved comfort did not affect the overall energy consumption or lead to misuse of HVAC controls.