ABSTRACT

This study proposes a novel 10-point numerical scale to evaluate long-term thermal comfort satisfaction. The available scale that verbally evaluates the short-term thermal comfort is thermal sensation vote (TSV) and this has substituted for the long-term thermal comfort assessment. However, the TSV has been questioned by many studies due to the ambiguous, widely different interpretation of each score and unequal perceived gaps between the scores. The paper argues the biological similarities between pain and temperature perceptions and proposes a numerical thermal comfort scale like that of long-term pain perception. Participants in a survey rated their long-term summer thermal comfort in the natural ventilation mode through the numerical and TSV scales. Ratings were compared after converting to degree hours based on monitoring temperature data for the same summer. The results show that the numerical scale provides an opportunity for respondents to express their long-term thermal comfort satisfaction level. Scoring by the numerical scale was convenient and clear to the respondents. The verbal scores of TSV, had different interpretations for individuals as each point was attributed to more than two values of degree hours. The score ‘Neutral’ was significantly ambiguous for assessing thermal comfort.

摘要

本研究提出了一种新颖的 10 点数​​值尺度来评估长期热舒适满意度。口头评估短期热舒适度的可用量表是热感觉投票 (TSV)，它已取代长期热舒适度评估。然而，由于对每个分数的模糊、广泛不同的解释以及分数之间的不平等感知差距，TSV 受到了许多研究的质疑。该论文论证了疼痛和温度感知之间的生物学相似性，并提出了一个类似于长期疼痛感知的数值热舒适量表。一项调查的参与者通过数值和 TSV 尺度对他们在自然通风模式下的长期夏季热舒适度进行了评估。根据同一夏季的监测温度数据，在转换为度数后比较评级。结果表明，数字量表为受访者提供了表达他们长期热舒适满意度的机会。对受访者来说，通过数字尺度进行评分既方便又清晰。TSV 的口头分数对个人有不同的解释，因为每个点都归因于两个以上的学位学时值。评分“中性”对于评估热舒适性非常模糊。对个人有不同的解释，因为每个点都归因于两个以上的学位学时值。评分“中性”对于评估热舒适性非常模糊。对个人有不同的解释，因为每个点都归因于两个以上的学位学时值。评分“中性”对于评估热舒适性非常模糊。