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<p>Roller blinds are devices that are retracted and wrapped in a box above the window opening and are used to protect against the solar radiation. Those are the wellknown devices with distinct advantages over the fixed external dimming elements. The influence of external blinds on the internal thermal environment in climatic conditions in the Republic of Serbia, the city of Kragujevac, was considered in this research. An external blind was installed in the test room and its influence on the internal temperature was compared with the internal temperature of the room without the blind. Real-time monitoring was carried out in February and August 2023. The results presented in this paper show that the blind reduces the temperature in summer by 3.57ºC and increases it in winter by 1.76ºC. The cooling load can be reduced by about 20%, and the heat load by about 15%.</p>
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Roller blinds are devices that are retracted and wrapped in a box above the window opening and are used to protect against the solar radiation. Those are the wellknown devices with distinct advantages over the fixed external dimming elements. The influence of external blinds on the internal thermal environment in climatic conditions in the Republic of Serbia, the city of Kragujevac, was considered in this research. An external blind was installed in the test room and its influence on the internal temperature was compared with the internal temperature of the room without the blind. Real-time monitoring was carried out in February and August 2023. The results presented in this paper show that the blind reduces the temperature in summer by 3.57ºC and increases it in winter by 1.76ºC. The cooling load can be reduced by about 20%, and the heat load by about 15%.

Influence of Window Roller Blinds on Energy Consumption in Residential Buildings in Serbia

System Safety: Human - Technical Facility - Environment

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Roller blinds are devices that are retracted and wrapped in a box above the window opening and are used to protect against the solar radiation. Those are the...

Influence of Window Roller Blinds on Energy Consumption in Residential Buildings in Serbia

Published Online: Dec 29, 2023

Page range: 75 - 82

Received: Oct 28, 2023

Accepted: Dec 06, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/czoto-2023-0009

Keywords
exterior window blinds, heat load, cooling load, lighting, energy efficiency

© 2023 Jelena M. Djoković et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Influence of Window Roller Blinds on Energy Consumption in Residential Buildings in Serbia

Published Online: Dec 29, 2023

Page range: 75 - 82

Received: Oct 28, 2023

Accepted: Dec 06, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/czoto-2023-0009

Keywordsexterior window blinds, heat load, cooling load, lighting, energy efficiency

© 2023 Jelena M. Djoković et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
exterior window blinds, heat load, cooling load, lighting, energy efficiency